Pilatus

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Pi·la·tus

 (pĭ-lä′təs, pē-lä′to͝os)
A peak, 2,120 m (6,955 ft) high, in the Alps of central Switzerland south-southwest of Lucerne. According to medieval folklore, the body of Pontius Pilate was thrown into a small lake on the mountain.
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Pilatus

(German piˈlaːtʊs)
n
(Placename) a mountain in central Switzerland, in Unterwalden canton: derives its name from the legend that the body of Pontius Pilate lay in a former lake on the mountain. Height: 2122 m (6962 ft)
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Pi•la•tus

(piˈlɑ təs)

n.
a mountain in central Switzerland, near Lucerne: a peak of the Alps. 6998 ft. (2130 m).
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