geyser

[ 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)
  1. to spew forth as or like a geyser: the kettle geysering all over the stove.

Origin of geyser

1
1755–65; <Icelandic Geysir name of a hot spring in Iceland, literally, gusher, derivative of geysa to gush

Other words from geyser

  • gey·ser·al, gey·ser·ic, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for geyser

geyser

/ (ˈɡiːzə, US ˈɡaɪzər) /


noun
  1. a spring that discharges steam and hot water

  2. British a domestic gas water heater

Origin of geyser

1
C18: from Icelandic Geysir, from Old Norse geysa to gush

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Scientific definitions for geyser

geyser

[ zər ]


  1. A natural hot spring that regularly ejects a spray of steam and boiling water into the air.

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