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- proper noun A
stratovolcano in the US state ofWashington .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an active volcano in the Cascade Range in southwestern Washington; erupted violently in 1980 after 123 years of inactivity
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Examples
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Lesser earthquakes that are coming at a rate of two tremors a minute seem to have awakened Washington's Mount St. Helens, which is increasingly giving signs that it may erupt sometime soon.
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• Samples of rock from lava flows 450, 1,150 and 1,900 years ago at Mount St. Helens, which is the most active volcano in the Cascade Range.
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Visitors to the Excellent Washington Adventures site will find a wealth of trip suggestions and personal stories about destinations around the state, such as Mount St. Helens, camping on the Olympic Peninsula and exploring the Bavarian town of Leavenworth.
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Predictions of eruptions at volcanoes in the circum-Pacific "Ring of Fire" have improved with the experience of the last several decades at volcanoes such as Mount St. Helens,
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Predictions of eruptions at volcanoes in the circum-Pacific "Ring of Fire" have improved with the experience of the last several decades at volcanoes such as Mount St. Helens,
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They had left on an impulse, a crazy whim to get out of the house, go for a drive, and explore the network of forest service roads near Mount St. Helens in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest.
Trapped John Olson 2011
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When Mount St. Helens erupted, I knew that was the end of Bigfoot.
Born to Be Alive Richard Melo 2011
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A mere 31 years after the eruption of Mount St. Helens killed 57 people and created a new tourist attraction, a groundbreaking CBS polls finds that the vast majority of Americans cannot find their volcano evacuation plans.
Patrick Boyle: Americans Unprepared for Any Disaster Patrick Boyle 2011
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A mere 31 years after the eruption of Mount St. Helens killed 57 people and created a new tourist attraction, a groundbreaking CBS polls finds that the vast majority of Americans cannot find their volcano evacuation plans.
Patrick Boyle: Americans Unprepared for Any Disaster Patrick Boyle 2011
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Let the record show that I visited Mount St. Helens over the second week of August.
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