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geyser

noun

gey·​ser ˈgī-zər How to pronounce geyser (audio)
 British also  ˈgē-zə,
 for sense 1 and usually  for sense 2 ˈgē-zə
1
: a spring that throws forth intermittent jets of heated water and steam
2
British : an apparatus for heating water rapidly with a gas flame (as for a bath)

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A hot spring that discharges intermittent jets of steam and water is called a geyser. Geysers are generally associated with recent volcanic activity. They are produced by the heating of underground waters that have come into contact with, or are very close to, magma. Geyser discharges as high as 1,600 ft (500 m) have been recorded, but 160 ft (50 m) is much more common. Occasionally, a geyser will adopt an extremely regular and predictable pattern of intermittent activity and discharge for a few minutes every hour or so (for example, Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park).

Example Sentences

The water from the geyser rises as high as 75 feet. geysers rising as high as 75 feet The water shot into the sky in an enormous geyser.
Recent Examples on the Web Stirewalt wrote in his book, quote, amid the geyser of anger in the wake of the Arizona case, Senator Kevin Cramer, Republican of North Dakota, called for my firing, and accused me of a cover up. NBC News, 26 Aug. 2022 Every summer, millions flock to Yellowstone National Park and wait for the reliable eruption of the geyser Old Faithful. Washington Post, 17 June 2022 Old Faithful isn’t just an iconic geyser in Yellowstone National Park. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Apr. 2022 Scientists believe that Old Faithful once shut down entirely some 800 years ago, during a period of extreme droughts when there was not enough water coursing through the area’s subterranean plumbing to fuel the geyser’s eruptions. Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Apr. 2022 When the woman approached the bison at the Black Sand Basin boardwalk, west of the Old Faithful geyser, the animal charged her. Timothy Bella, Anchorage Daily News, 1 June 2022 That finding could have important implications for understanding the behavior of the geyser and the basin, as well as the specialized microorganisms and bacteria that live in Yellowstone. Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2022 The woman had walked toward the bison on a boardwalk near the Old Faithful geyser and came within 10 feet. al, 29 June 2022 The south loop includes the Old Faithful geyser and Yellowstone Lake and is accessed via the south, east and west entrances of the park. Washington Post, 19 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Icelandic Geysir, hot spring in Iceland, from geysa to rush forth, from Old Norse; akin to Old English gēotan to pour — more at found

First Known Use

1780, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of geyser was in 1780

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