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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A volcano, about 1,950 m (6,400 ft) high, of western El Salvador. Its 50 eruptions between 1770 and 1966 earned it the nickname “the Lighthouse of the Pacific.”

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Examples

  • 'All these springs are on the side of the volcano Apaneca, one of a cluster of which Izalco is the most active, and Santa Anna the mother volcano.'

    The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 3, September 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various

  • Now let us see what old Palacio says of the springs on the side of this fearful volcano of Izalco:

    The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 3, September 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various

  • Central America and San Salvador, in the Ausoles of Ahuachapan, near the volcano of Izalco, which were described in 1576 by Licenciado Palacio, and also in what was called the 'Infernillo,' on the side of the volcano of San Vicente, which was mentioned by the Spanish _Conquistadores_.

    The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 3, September 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various

  • The most remarkable of the latter, Izalco, popularly called the "Lighthouse of Salvador" from its almost continual eruptions (three to each hour), broke out in a small plain on 23 February, 1770, and has now a cone over 6000 feet high.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913

  • In attempting to institute a parallel between the two men, one seemed serene, majestic, and pure as the vast snowdome of Oraefa, glittering in the chill light of midsummer-midnight suns; the other fiery, thunderous, destructive as Izalco -- one moment crowned with flames and lava-lashed -- the next wrapped in gloom and dust and ashes.

    St. Elmo 1872

  • In attempting to institute a parallel between the two men, one seemed serene, majestic, and pure as the vast snow-dome of Oræfa, glittering in the chill light of midsummer-midnight suns; the other fiery, thunderous, destructive as Izalco -- one moment crowned with flames and lava-lashed -- the next wrapped in gloom and dust and ashes.

    St. Elmo. A Novel. Augusta Jane 1867

  • The German brand supplied the team with Izalco bikes in 2009, and incorporated rider feedback into a completely reworked version for 2010.

    VeloNews 2010

  • The FMLN also won some key municipalities that it had previously not governed, including La Union, Izalco, and Zacatecaluca, as well as winning most of the other largest cities surrounding San Salvador, such as Mejicanos, Apopa, and San Marcos.

    unknown title 2009

  • The FMLN also won some key municipalities that it had previously not governed, including La Union, Izalco, and Zacatecaluca, as well as winning most of the other largest cities surrounding San Salvador, such as Mejicanos, Apopa, and San Marcos.

    unknown title 2009

  • Izalco is also home to one of the largest concentrations of El Salvador's small (less than 1\% of the population) indigenous population ….

    VivirLatino 2009

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