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gey·ser
/
ˈgaɪ
zər, -sər
for 1, 3;
ˈgi
zər
for 2
/
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[
gahy
-zer, -ser
for 1, 3;
gee
-zer
for 2
]
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noun
1.
a hot spring that intermittently sends up fountainlike jets of water and steam into the air.
2.
British Informal.
a hot-water heater, as for a bath.
verb (used without object)
3.
to spew forth as or like a geyser:
the kettle geysering all over the stove.
Origin:
1755–65;
<
Icelandic
Geysir
name of a hot spring in Iceland, literally, gusher, derivative of
geysa
to gush
Related forms
gey·ser·al,
gey·ser·ic,
adjective
Can be confused:
caldera
,
fumarole
,
geyser,
volcano
.
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World English Dictionary
geyser
(ˈɡiːzə,
US
ˈɡaɪzər)
—
n
1.
a spring that discharges steam and hot water
2.
(
Brit
) a domestic gas water heater
[C18: from Icelandic
Geysir,
from Old Norse
geysa
to gush]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
geyser
1780, from Icelandic Geysir, name of a hot spring in the valley of Haukadal, from O.N. geysa "to gush," from P.Gmc. *gausjan, from PIE *gheus-, from root *gheu- "to pour."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
Science Dictionary
geyser
(gī'zər)
Pronunciation Key
A natural hot spring that regularly ejects a spray of steam and boiling water into the air.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
Copyright © 2002. Published by Houghton Mifflin. All rights reserved.
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Example sentences
The naturalist-guided tour covers canyons, waterfalls and
geyser
basins with a
focus on wildlife watching and animal tracking.
For
geyser
to occur there must be heat, water, and a plumbing system.
The result is an underwater
geyser
: cold water plunges down through some of the
cracks, and hot water gushes out through others.
We went up into the big
geyser
region with the big sleighs, each drawn by four
horses.
Likewise, in a
geyser
, the steam needs a place to go and presses the water forcefully upwards until it bursts out of the ground.
As visitors enter from the
geyser
side, the first thing they will see on their right is our auditorium.
One humpback breaches and crashes back, sending up an astonishing
geyser
of spray and foam.
One turned into a
geyser
and the other stopped dispersing water evenly.
Earthquakes, rock slides, and steam explosions from
geyser
basins are all possible.
He folded back the hood and a
geyser
of white steam shot up with a hiss.
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