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Pelée , volcano, 4,429 ft (1,350 m) high, on N Martinique, in the West Indies. On May 8, 1902, the day after the eruption of Soufrière on St. Vincent, Pelée also erupted, engulfing Saint-Pierre at its base and killing c.40,000 people in the city and adjacent area. Because the chemical composition of the volcanic ash prevents plant life, the thick layer deposited over a wide expanse is almost complete wasteland. Pelée also erupted in 1792 and 1851.

Bibliography: See G. Thomas and M. M. Witts, The Day the World Ended (1984); E. Zebrowski, Jr., The Last Days of St. Pierre (2002).

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peel3 (U.S., dial., and techn.) shovel. XIV (pele). — OF. pele (mod. pelle) :— L. pāla.

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peel, pele. Fortified tower-house with vaulted ground-floor for cattle or storage, found especially in the Border-country between Scotland and England.

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