MOUNT PINATUBO

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Mount Pinatubo mean? 

• MOUNT PINATUBO (noun)
  The noun MOUNT PINATUBO has 1 sense:

1. a volcano on Luzon to the northwest of Manila; erupted in 1991 after 600 years of dormancy

  Familiarity information: MOUNT PINATUBO used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MOUNT PINATUBO (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A volcano on Luzon to the northwest of Manila; erupted in 1991 after 600 years of dormancy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Mount Pinatubo; Pinatubo

Instance hypernyms:

volcano (a mountain formed by volcanic material)

 Context examples 

As the sunlight-blocking aerosols from Mount Pinatubo dissipated in the simulations, sea levels began to slowly rebound to pre-eruption levels.

(Volcanic eruption masked acceleration in sea level rise, NSF)

The cataclysmic 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines masked the full impact of greenhouse gases on accelerating sea level rise, according to a new study.

(Volcanic eruption masked acceleration in sea level rise, NSF)