Avernus, Lake — or Italian Lago d Averno geographical name lake S Italy in crater of extinct volcano W of Naples … New Collegiate Dictionary
lake — lake1 /layk/, n. 1. a body of fresh or salt water of considerable size, surrounded by land. 2. any similar body or pool of other liquid, as oil. 3. (go) jump in the lake, (used as an exclamation of dismissal or impatience.) [bef. 1000; ME lak(e) … Universalium
Lake — /layk/, n. Simon, 1866 1945, U.S. engineer and naval architect. * * * I Relatively large body of slow moving or standing water that occupies an inland basin. Lakes are most abundant in high northern latitudes and in mountain regions, particularly … Universalium
Avernus Colles — is a region of fractured terrain on Mars on the southeast margin of Elysium Planitia, [ [http://themis.asu.edu/zoom 20070718a Mars Odyssey Mission THEMIS: Feature ] ] at 1.6°S, 171°E. It is fairly large, being 244km (152mi) in diameter. It was… … Wikipedia
Avernus — Avernus1 [ä ver′nō̂ə vʉr′nəs] n. [see AVERNUS2] Hades; hell Avernus2 [ə vʉr′nəs] [L] small lake in an extinct volcano near Naples, Italy, at the edge of which the entrance to Hades was anciently said to be: It. name Averno [ä ver′nō̂] … English World dictionary
Avernus — For the lake, see Lake Avernus. Ruined temple to Apollo, Avernus. Avernus was an ancient name for a crater near Cumae (Cuma), Italy, in the Region of Campania west of Naples. It is approximately 3.2 kilometres (2.0 mi) in circumference.… … Wikipedia
Lake Avernus — Infobox lake lake name = Lake Avernus image lake = LaveAvernusCurran.jpg caption lake = image bathymetry = caption bathymetry = location = Campania coords = coord|40|50|18|N|14|04|30|E|region:IT type:waterbody source:frwiki|display=inline,title… … Wikipedia
Avernus — Avernal, adj. /euh verr neuhs/, n. 1. a lake near Naples, Italy, looked upon in ancient times as an entrance to hell, from whose waters vile smelling vapors arose, supposedly killing birds flying over it. 2. hell. [ < L < Gk áornos birdless … Useful english dictionary
Avernus — Avernal, adj. /euh verr neuhs/, n. 1. a lake near Naples, Italy, looked upon in ancient times as an entrance to hell, from whose waters vile smelling vapors arose, supposedly killing birds flying over it. 2. hell. [ < L < Gk áornos birdless,… … Universalium
AVERNUS — a deep lake in Italy, near Naples, 1½ m. in circumference, occupying the crater of an extinct volcano, at one time surrounded by a dark wood, and conceived, from its gloomy appearance, as well as from the mephitic vapours it exhaled, to be the … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
