Puy-de-Dôme

[ pwee-duh-dohm ]

noun

1. a mountain in central France. 4,805 feet (1,465 meters).
2. a department in central France. 3,095 sq. mi. (8,015 sq. km). : Clermont-Ferrand.

Puy de Dôme

/ pwi də dom /

noun

1. a department of central France in Auvergne region. Capital: Clermont-Ferrand. Pop: 609 817 (2003 est). Area: 8016 sq km (3094 sq miles)
2. a mountain in central France, in the Auvergne Mountains: a volcanic plug. Height: 1485 m (4872 ft)

Example Sentences

The pulsating duel between Pogacar and Vingegaard is expected to resume during Sunday’s ninth stage, which finishes with a spectacular climb to Puy-de-Dome, a famed volcanic crater in the Massif Central region of south-central France which last hosted a stage 35 years ago.

From Washington Times

The ninth stage on July 9 sees a spectacular climb to Puy-de-Dome, a famed volcanic crater in the Massif Central region of south-central France which last hosted a stage 35 years ago.

From Seattle Times

Second, Pascal devised the Puy-de-Dôme experiment.

From Literature

This chapter began in 1648, with Pascal’s Puy-de-Dôme experiment, but Pascal was not the first experimental scientist.

From Literature

If we look back over the history of experimentation in this way we can begin to understand the significance of what happens in the seventeenth century, symbolized by the small crowd which accompanied Périer to the top of the Puy-de-Dôme.

From Literature