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Mount St. Helens

Mount St. Helens proper noun: a stratovolcano in the US state of Washington.

Proper noun

Mount St. Helens

  1. A stratovolcano in the US state of Washington.
    • Mount St. Helens is visible in the clear weather, distant seventy-five miles.1874, John Francis Campbell, “The Terminus”, in My Circular Notes
    • Bart ... was looking at Mount St. Helens. "When the mountain blew," he said later, "it felt like the end of the world."1980, Lee Fox, “A journey from bad to worse”, in The Spokesman-Review, page V6

Origin of Mount St. Helens

Named after Alleyne FitzHerbert, 1st Baron St Helens (i.e., St Helens, Isle of Wight) by his friend, explorer George Vancouver.

Questions about Mount St. Helens

What does Mount St. Helens mean?
Mount St. Helens means a stratovolcano in the US state of Washington.
What part of speech is Mount St. Helens?
Mount St. Helens is a proper noun.

Words near Mount St. Helens in the dictionary

  1. Mount Sharp
  2. Mount Shasta
  3. Mount Sidley
  4. Mount Sopris
  5. mount St. George
  6. Mount St. Helens
  7. Mount Stephen
  8. Mount Sterling
  9. Mount Stewart
  10. Mount Stuart
  11. Mount Sunapee

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