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Disused gravity arch dam in Erto e Casso, Italy
The Vajont Dam or Vaiont Dam is a disused hydro-electric dam in the valley of the Vajont river under Monte Toc, in the municipality of Erto e Casso, 100
Vajont_Dam
Prime Minister of Italy (1963–1968; 1974–1976)
outcome of one of the most tragic events in Italian republican history, the Vajont Dam disaster. On 9 October 1963, a few weeks before his oath as prime minister
Aldo_Moro
Very large wave created by a large, sudden displacement of material into a body of water
in wave runup up to an elevation of 524.6 metres (1,721 ft)), the 1963 Vajont Dam landslide (caused by human activity destabilizing sides of valley), and
Megatsunami
Comune in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
was built to rehome the people evacuated from Erto e Casso after the Vajont Dam disaster of 1963. In addition to the Italian language, the Friulian dialects
Vajont
President of Italy from 1962 to 1964
one of the most tragic events in Italian republican history, namely the Vajont Dam disaster. On 9 October 1963, a landslide occurred on Monte Toc, in the
Antonio_Segni
Barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface or underground streams
failure caused by insufficient site investigation was Vajont Dam in Italy. This concrete arch dam was built in a valley that had steep sides which were
Dam
River in Italy
the height of the municipality of Longarone, almost directly below the Vajont dam, in the province of Belluno. On the right side of the valley are the villages
Vajont_(river)
2001 film by Renzo Martinelli
Vajont (Italian: Vajont - La diga del disonore) is a 2001 Italian disaster film directed by Renzo Martinelli. It is a dramatization of the Vajont Dam
Vajont_(film)
Comune in Veneto, Italy
le Mérite medal for this achievement. The village was destroyed in the Vajont Dam disaster on October 9, 1963, when a landslide from Monte Toc forced 270 million
Longarone
Italian engineer
designers and manufacturers of dams in the era. He was the designer of 15 major dams, amongst them the Vajont Dam, the highest dam in the world until the early
Carlo_Semenza_(engineer)
Catastrophic failure of dam barrier by uncontrolled release of water
during filling or poor surveying (Malpasset Dam). Sliding of a mountain into the reservoir (Vajont Dam – not a dam failure, but caused nearly the entire volume
Dam_failure
Landslide-prone mountain in Northern Italy
Northern Italy. Its base is located next to the reservoir created by the Vajont Dam, which was built in 1960. In Friulian, the mountain's name is the abbreviation
Monte_Toc
Comune in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
and Casso were the two villages in the Vajont (/vaˈjɔnt/) valley, above the artificial lake, before the Vajont Dam disaster on 9 October 1963. The landslide
Erto_e_Casso
Artificial lake in Northern Italy
power plant downstream of the dam, whose body was never found. The accident is considered to have foreshadowed the Vajont dam disaster [it] thanks to the
Lago_di_Pontesei
existing man-made dam. The Grande Dixence Dam in Switzerland The Inguri Dam in Georgia The Vajont Dam in Italy The Tehri Dam in India The Mica Dam in Canada The
List_of_tallest_dams
Frazione in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
Diocese of Belluno-Feltre, different from the one of Erto. Located near the Vajont Dam, Casso was one of the villages involved in the disaster of October 9,
Casso,_Pordenone
of 524 m (1,719 ft). The only other recent megatsunamis are the 1963 Vajont Dam megatsunami, which had an initial height of 250 m (820 ft), the 1980 Spirit
List_of_tsunamis
Inferiore train accident Viareggio train derailment 1980 Irpinia earthquake Vajont Dam disaster Elisabetta Montanari disaster Sabena Flight 503 Sarno landslide
List of disasters in Italy by death toll
List_of_disasters_in_Italy_by_death_toll
Italian writer and mountaineer (born 1950)
in Trentino, the family returned to Erto, the village of origin in the Vajont valley, at that time part of the province of Udine and then, in 1968, passed
Mauro_Corona
Dam in France
station failures Vajont Dam St. Francis Dam French Ministry for Sustainable Development, DGPR/SRT/BARPI (April 2009). "Burst of a Dam, 2 December 1959
Malpasset_Dam
Comune in Veneto, Italy
of the Vajont Dam triggered a landslide. It was 270 million cubic metres (9.5×109 ft3) of rock, forest and earth that slid into the Vajont Dam at 110
Castellavazzo
Multinational energy company based in Italy
in the Vajont Dam disaster. On 9 October 1963, a huge landslide of 260 million cubic metres fell into the reservoir formed by the dam. The dam and power
Enel
Series of water waves
entered the reservoir behind the Vajont Dam in Italy. The resulting wave surged over the 262-metre (860 ft)-high dam by 250 metres (820 ft) and destroyed
Tsunami
Retrieved 2024-03-22. "Expecting Disaster: The 1963 Landslide of the Vajont Dam". Environment & Society Portal. 30 January 2012. "50 Years Since the Skopje
List_of_disasters_by_cost
1985 dam structural failure near Tesero, Italy
accident Vajont Dam "Burst dam's death wave". The Straits Times. 21 July 1985. p. 6. Retrieved 31 January 2021. "200 feared dead in Italian dam disaster"
Val_di_Stava_dam_collapse
1889 disaster in Pennsylvania
Flood set on another planet. Austin, Pennsylvania Dam Failure St. Francis Dam disaster Vajont Dam disaster "Johnstown, Pennsylvania, 1904". Library of
Johnstown_Flood
Dam in Alta Municipality, Finnmark
government. Nibutani Dam, another dam involved in a conflict between indigenous and national interests Vajont Dam, a structurally similar dam Store norske leksikon
Alta Hydroelectric Power Station
Alta_Hydroelectric_Power_Station
Electricity generated by hydropower
homeless. The creation of a dam in a geologically inappropriate location may cause disasters such as 1963 disaster at Vajont Dam in Italy, where almost 2
Hydroelectricity
Species of tree native to North America
200-metre (660 ft) tall flood wave in 1963 that was caused by a landslide at Vajont Dam. There are numerous giant sequoia in parks and reserves.[citation needed]
Sequoiadendron_giganteum
Standing wave in an enclosed or partially enclosed body of water
Tsunamis in lakes Villa Epecuén – Tourist village in Argentina Vajont Dam, Disused gravity arch dam in Italy, overtopped by a tsunami in 1963 Darwin, G. H. (1898)
Seiche
bridges, dams, and radio masts/towers. Structural integrity and failure List of aircraft structural failures List of bridge failures List of dam failures
List of building and structure collapses
List_of_building_and_structure_collapses
Minor earthquakes and tremors caused by human activity
in Bombay with tremors and power outages. During the beginnings of the Vajont Dam in Italy, there were seismic shocks recorded during its initial fill.
Induced_seismicity
Lauca Dam Lomaum Dam Ruacana Dam Dieguoro Dam Ilauko Dam Bagre Dam Kompienga Dam Edea Dam Lagdo Dam Lom Pangar Dam Maga Dam Song Loulou Dam Poilão Dam Boyoma
List_of_dams_and_reservoirs
Decade of the Gregorian calendar (1960–1969)
city was destroyed. 1963 – Vajont dam disaster – The Vajont dam flood in Italy was caused by a mountain sliding in the dam and causing a flood wave that
1960s
President of Italy from 1971 to 1978
face one of the most tragic events in Italian republican history, the Vajont Dam disaster. On 9 October 1963, a landslide occurred on Monte Toc, in the
Giovanni_Leone
Country in Southern and Western Europe
mountainous regions, leading to ecological disasters such as the 1963 Vajont Dam flood, the 1998 Sarno, and the 2009 Messina mudslides. Italy has been
Italy
Potential natural disaster
the Atlantic. Tsunamis are not unique to the sea; a landslide in the Vajont Dam in 1963 caused a megatsunami resulting in around 2000 fatalities, and
Cumbre_Vieja_tsunami_hazard
Italian historical period of economic growth from post-WWII to late 1960s
widespread air and water pollution and ecological disasters like the Vajont Dam disaster and the Seveso chemical accident, until a green consciousness
Italian_economic_miracle
The fire burns today under the abandoned settlement. October 1963: The Vajont Dam overflow, caused by a massive landslide, destroyed several villages and
List_of_industrial_disasters
18 May 2018. Luino, Fabio; Tosatti, Giovanni; Bonaria, Vittorio (2014). "Dam Failures in the 20th Century: Nearly 1,000 Avoidable Victims in Italy Alone"
List_of_deadliest_floods
significant thermal power station failures Operation Chastise Malpasset Dam St. Francis Dam Taum Sauk Hydroelectric Power Station "BAnQ numérique". numerique
List of hydroelectric power station failures
List_of_hydroelectric_power_station_failures
Discipline applying geological science
famously include the St Francis dam failure (1928), Malpasset dam failure (1959), and the Vajont dam failure (1963), where a lack of knowledge of geology resulted
Geological_engineering
Ancient Tsunami on Lake Geneva
cubic metres (9.2×10^9 cu ft) of debris to fall into the lake behind the Vajont Dam, sending a wave of water into the valley that killed up to 2,500 people
Tauredunum_event
withstand a reservoir with up to 150 million cubic meters of water when the Vajont dam was planned. Rüb, Matthias; Rom (2023-10-09). "Longarone versank vor 60
Leopold_Müller_(engineer)
Italian politician and statesman (1915–1990)
face one of the most tragic events in Italian republican history, the Vajont Dam disaster. On 9 October 1963, a landslide occurred on Monte Toc, in the
Mariano_Rumor
by wild industrial expansion, leading to ecological disasters like the Vajont Dam inundation and the Seveso chemical accident. During the 1970s, Italy saw
History_of_Italy
Holiday on Ice show, killing 74 and injuring nearly 400. October 1963: The Vajont Dam in Italy overflew. Filling the reservoir caused geological failure in
Energy_accidents
example of a landslide into a reservoir lake, overtopping a dam, occurred in Italy with the Vajont Dam disaster in 1963. Evidence exists in paleoseismological
Tsunamis_in_lakes
Task force of the United States Army
Italian neighbors when a huge landslide forced a deluge of water over the Vajont Dam in the Piave Valley killing more than 2,000 people. SETAF helicopters
Southern European Task Force, Africa
Southern_European_Task_Force,_Africa
largest warships of the Second World War. 54 3 "Mountain Tsunami" 1963 Vajont Dam disaster October 9, 1963 Landslide and consequent flood March 25, 2012 (2012-03-25)
List of Seconds from Disaster episodes
List_of_Seconds_from_Disaster_episodes
Heavy rainfall caused also landslides in Pisticci. On 9 October 1963, the Vajont Dam, near Longarone, Veneto, experienced a landslide into an artificial lake
List_of_floods
Italian architect (1891-1990)
after the Second World War, the church at Longarone after the tragedy of Vajont dam, and the plan for the popular Santa Croce district in Florence after the
Giovanni_Michelucci
Month of 1963
the two nations. A cataclysm killed 2,043 people in a valley below the Vajont Dam in Italy, as a wave of water and mud 100-metre (330 ft) high swept over
October_1963
Italian artist (born 1969)
Triennale at the extreme northern border of Norway, had its start from the Vajont dam in Italy in the fifth anniversary of the tragedy and developed as a trip
Stefano_Cagol
Natural hazard involving ground movement
landslide (260 million cubic metres; 9.2 billion cubic feet) falling into the Vajont Dam basin in Italy, causing a megatsunami and about 2000 deaths, on 9 October
Landslide
Cycling race
time in 54 years. In 2013, the race paid tribute to the victims of the Vajont Dam disaster of 1963, but also to composer Giuseppe Verdi in stage 13 and
2013_Giro_d'Italia
World Programme. Retrieved 26 March 2025. "Criminal Proceedings of the Vajont dam disaster". UNESCO Memory of the World Programme. Retrieved 26 March 2025
Memory of the World Register in Europe and North America
Memory_of_the_World_Register_in_Europe_and_North_America
Active Italian Army mechanized infantry unit
1963 the regiment was sent to Longarone to help rescue efforts after the Vajont dam disaster. For its conduct in Longarone the regiment was awarded a Silver
8th_Bersaglieri_Regiment
in Italy Electricity sector in Italy List of power stations in Italy Vajont Dam Geothermal power in Italy Solar power in Italy Wind power in Italy Biofuel
Hydroelectricity_in_Italy
Two thousand people die when a landslide causes the overtopping of the Vajont Dam north of Venice; the flooding wave completely wipes out several villages
Timeline_of_Italian_history
Day of the year
1963 – In Italy, a large landslide causes a giant wave to overtop the Vajont Dam, killing over 2,000. 1966 – Vietnam War: the Republic of Korea Army commits
October_9
Musical artist
dam, in the heart of the landslide in Erto, that drew 2,000 people, in a climate of great emotion. The composition "9 Ottobre 1963 (Suite for Vajont)"
Remo_Anzovino
Dam in Heping, Taichung, Taiwan
the second-highest arch dam in the world at the time (after Italy's Vajont Dam) and the largest artificial lake in Taiwan. The dam would support a 360 MW
Techi_Dam
Retrieved 2010-12-02. "A worldwide perspective on landslide dams" (PDF). Usoi landslide dam and Lake Sarez: An assessment of hazard and risk in the Pamir
List_of_landslides
Calendar year
Italy, over 2,000 people are killed when a large landslide behind the Vajont Dam causes a giant wave of water to overtop it. October 10 – Partial Nuclear
1963
Canadian television series
Balvano train disaster 2000 In an Instant 1910 Rogers Pass avalanche, 1963 Vajont Dam disaster 2003 When the Earth Moves 1923 Great Kantō earthquake, 1972 Nicaragua
Disasters_of_the_Century
Historic site in Pennsylvania, U.S.
Club Johnstown flood of 1936 Johnstown flood of 1977 St. Francis Dam disaster Vajont Dam disaster "The National Parks: Index 2005 – 2007" (PDF). National
Johnstown Flood National Memorial
Johnstown_Flood_National_Memorial
Also, the creation of a dam in a geologically inappropriate location may cause disasters such as 1963 disaster at Vajont Dam in Italy, where almost 2000
Renewable_energy_debate
Bobsleigh track in Italy
following the Vajont Dam disaster, in which found death the parents of engineer Luciano Galli (who later became the president of the Vajont Survivors Committee)
Blue_Lake_bobsleigh_track
Italian-Australian broadcaster (1914–2003)
childcare centre in Fairfield and organising disaster relief for the Vajont Dam disaster, the 1966 Florence flood, and earthquakes in Friuli and Sicily
Lena_Gustin
are held in Naples. 9 October – Vajont Landslide (Disastro del Vajont) resulted in the overtopping of the Vajont Dam and an estimated death toll of around
1963_in_Italy
Active Italian Army paratroopers unit
regiment's troops were sent to Longarone to help rescue efforts after the Vajont dam disaster. For its conduct in Longarone the regiment was awarded a Silver
183rd Paratroopers Regiment "Nembo"
183rd_Paratroopers_Regiment_"Nembo"
Inactive Italian Army mountain infantry unit
Regiment's troops were sent to Longarone to help rescue efforts after the Vajont dam disaster. For its conduct in Longarone the regiment was awarded a Gold
12th_Alpini_Regiment
Italian politician (1885–1977)
during the period of the design and construction of the Vajont dam and the subsequent Vajont disaster, he was called to testify during the trial that
Vittorio_Cini
Italian photographer, writer, and humanitarian worker
or visiting villas and resorts at Crans-sur-Sierre. In 1963, when the Vajont Dam collapsed, Vecchi went to Longarone in the Belluno Province to take photographs
Maria_Pia_Fanfani
Inactive Italian Army mountain infantry unit
Regiment's troops were sent to Longarone to help rescue efforts after the Vajont dam disaster. For its conduct in Longarone the regiment was awarded a Gold
16th_Regiment_"Belluno"
Inactive Italian Army mountain artillery unit
regiment was called up help mount the rescue operation and cleanup after the Vajont dam disaster. For its work and conduct in the aftermath of the disaster the
6th Mountain Artillery Regiment (Italy)
6th_Mountain_Artillery_Regiment_(Italy)
Italian stage actor, theatre director, dramaturge and author
for writing Il racconto del Vajont (translated: The Vajont Tale), which was dedicated to the disaster of the Vajont Dam in Italy. The ceremony aired
Marco_Paolini
fatalities), at Vajont, Italy (2000 dead), while three other dam failures have each caused at least 1000 fatalities. The controversial Three Gorges Dam in China
Environmental impact of reservoirs
Environmental_impact_of_reservoirs
Inactive Italian Army mountain artillery unit
regiment was called up help mount the rescue operation and cleanup after the Vajont dam disaster. For its work and conduct in the aftermath of the disaster the
Mountain Artillery Group "Agordo"
Mountain_Artillery_Group_"Agordo"
climb itself maxed out at 9% in places. The Vajont stage was held to commemorate victims of the Vajont Dam disaster in 1963, when a landslide caused major
2013 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 to Stage 11
2013_Giro_d'Italia,_Stage_1_to_Stage_11
Active Italian Army mountain infantry unit
regiment's troops were sent to Longarone to help rescue efforts after the Vajont dam disaster. For its conduct in Longarone the regiment was awarded a Gold
7th_Alpini_Regiment
Inactive Italian Army infantry unit
1963 the regiment was sent to Longarone to help rescue efforts after the Vajont dam disaster. For its conduct in Longarone the regiment was awarded a Silver
76th Infantry Regiment "Napoli"
76th_Infantry_Regiment_"Napoli"
the Olivetti business empire; Paolini's Il racconto del Vajont the tragedy of the Vajont Dam disaster; Enia's Maggio '43 the Allied bombing of Palermo
Teatro_di_narrazione
Active Italian Army combat engineer unit
regiment's troops were sent to Longarone to help rescue efforts after the Vajont dam disaster. For its conduct in Longarone the regiment was awarded a Silver
2nd_Engineer_Regiment_(Italy)
Austrian engineer (1919–2018)
employ of Leopold Müller, Pacher also helped monitor the anchoring of the Vajont dam. Pacher was responsible for major advances in fundamental research, such
Franz_Pacher
Active Italian Army cavalry unit
group's troops were sent to Longarone to help rescue efforts after the Vajont dam disaster. For its conduct in Longarone the squadrons group was awarded
Regiment "Cavalleggeri Guide" (19th)
Regiment_"Cavalleggeri_Guide"_(19th)
title references the Japanese title for Vajont, which translates back into English as Project V: The Worst Ever Dam Disaster (プロジェクトV 史上最悪のダム災害, Purojekuto
List of Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt episodes
List_of_Panty_&_Stocking_with_Garterbelt_episodes
the first time, RAI airs the David di Donatello ceremony. 8–9 October – Vajont dam disaster. RAI suspends for a day the ordinary schedule and carries in
1963_in_Italian_television
Artificial lake in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
high, and together with the Mezzocanale dam (never built upstream of Barcis), it was to be part of the Grande Vajont system. The tragedy that occurred at
Lake_Ravedis
Germany 318 Storm surge 1962 1962 Vallés floods Spain 700 Heavy rain 1963 Vajont disaster Italy 1,917 a landslide caused a seiche wave and a megatsunami
List_of_floods_in_Europe
broadcast live on RAI 2 for the 34th anniversary of the Vajont disaster, in a theatre build on the dam's place, and gets 3 million and a half of viewers. David
1997_in_Italian_television
2009 studio album by Mastercastle
events. In particular the song Greedy Blade tells about the disaster of Vajont, a dam on the Italian Alps that after a landslide, created a giant wave that
The Phoenix (Mastercastle album)
The_Phoenix_(Mastercastle_album)
near Pavia 3 Enrico Mattei killed together with 2 friends Vajont disaster 9 October 1963 Vajont 1,917 (and 1,300 definitively missing) 1966 flood of the
List_of_massacres_in_Italy
Israeli academic
Rapid sliding and friction degradation: lessons from the catastrophic Vajont landslide. Engineering Geology, Vol. 244, pp. 96–106. Bakun-Mazor, D., Keissar
Yossef_H._Hatzor
Classification systems for mass movement of rock and regolith
even a natural lake rapidly falls. The most famous example of this is the Vajont failure, when a rapid decline in lake level contributed to the occurrence
Landslide_classification
VAJONT DAM
VAJONT DAM
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Indian, Sikh
Fearless
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Fant.
Male
Hindi/Indian
Bengali form of Hindi Vasant, BASANT means "spring."
Boy/Male
Tamil
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The Spring season (Vasant), Flower season
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Swift; Hero; Strong
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : from the personal name Damon, from a classical Greek name, a derivative of damÄn ‘to kill’. Compare Damian.Respelling of the French surname D’Amont, a topographic name, with the preposition d(e) denoting someone who lived à mont ‘uphill’, i.e. on high ground above a village or settlement.
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English : variant of Lemon.Scottish : variant of Lamont.
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English
Scottish surname transferred to English forename use, from the medieval Swedish personal name Lagman, LAMONT means "lawman."
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Lawyer.
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Season; Spring
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(वसनà¥à¤¤) Hindi myth name of a god of spring, VASANT means "spring."
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Boy/Male
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Hard
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King of Seasons i.e Vasant
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
The Spring Season; Vasant; Flower Season
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English pet form of Greek Tabitha, TABBY means "female gazelle." In the late 1700s, this name was used as a slang term for a spinster or cranky old woman.
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Polish
Feminine form of Polish LechosÅ‚aw, LECHOSÅAWA means "Lech's glory."
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Beautiful.
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Olive.
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Comfortable, Happy
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Nectar of the Moon
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Sri Shankaracharya; Founder of Adwaitha Philosophy
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p. pr. & vb. n.
of Vaunt
v. t. & i.
To vaunt; to boast.
a.
Abandoned; having no heir, possessor, claimant, or occupier; as, a vacant estate.
a.
Unengaged with business or care; unemployed; unoccupied; disengaged; free; as, vacant hours.
imp. & p. p.
of Vaunt
n.
The time when an office is vacant; esp. (Eccl.), the time when a see, or other spiritual dignity, is vacant.
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Void; empty; vacant.
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Deprived of contents; not filled; empty; as, a vacant room.
v. i.
See Vaunt.
n.
That which is vacant.
a.
Containing nothing; empty; vacant; not occupied; not filled.
n.
The first part.
a.
Empty; unfilled; void; vacant.
a.
Empty of thought; thoughtless; not occupied with study or reflection; as, a vacant mind.
v. i.
To become void or vacant.
a.
Not filled or occupied by an incumbent, possessor, or officer; as, a vacant throne; a vacant parish.
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A vain display of what one is, or has, or has done; ostentation from vanity; a boast; a brag.
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A vaunt; to boast.
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To put forward; to display.
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In a vacant manner; inanely.