Soufrière

[ soo-fryer ]

noun

1. Also La Soufrière. a volcano in the West Indies, on St. Vincent island. 4,048 feet (1,234 meters).
2. Also Grande Soufrière. a volcano in the West Indies, on Guadeloupe. 4,869 feet (1,484 meters).
3. a volcanic peak in the West Indies, on Montserrat island. 3,002 feet (915 meters).

Soufrière

/ sufrjɛr /

noun

1. a volcano in the Caribbean, on N St Vincent: erupted in 1902, killing about 2000 people. Height: 1234 m (4048 ft)
2. a volcano in the Caribbean, on S Montserrat: the highest point on the island; erupted 1997, causing the effective destruction of the capital, Plymouth, and requiring the partial evacuation of the island. Height: 915 m (3002 ft)
3. a volcano in the Caribbean, on Guadeloupe. Height: 1484 m (4869 ft)

Example Sentences

His latest show, during men’s Paris fashion week, was inspired by the 1976 eruption of the La Soufrière volcano in the archipelago of Guadeloupe, where Frederic-Colombo is from.

From Los Angeles Times

The researchers collected samples of sargassum in Jamaica throughout 2021, which coincided with the April 2021 eruption of La Soufrière on the Caribbean island of Saint Vincent.

From Science Daily

Donnie McKinnon, believed to be from Lochaber in the Highlands, died after an incident in a bar in Soufriere.

From BBC

Dinner that night was at Orlando’s Restaurant & Bar in Soufrière.

From New York Times

“My restaurant also gets visitors into the community of Soufrière to have a true Caribbean experience. When they come here, they’re coming into someone’s home, and though they may enter as strangers, they will leave as friends.”

From New York Times