geyser
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- noun
- /ˈɡaɪzər/
:
géiser
- Yellowstone National Park preserves the most extraordinary collection of mudpots, geysers, hot springs, and fumaroles on Earth.
- hot geyser
- geyser spring
- largest geyser
We just walked a little bit further down the cliffs and found these huge geysers.
- We just walked a little bit further down the cliffs and found these huge geysers.
- And when geysers go up from the surface, it looks like they have salt in them.
- We suspected Enceladus might have geysers, but we didn't expect that it would they would be.
- Next we are driving South and up an elevation to an old volcano crater and it has these permanent geysers called fumerals.
Examples
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This famous geyser erupts several times a day.
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Old Faithful is the most famous geyser in Yellowstone because it is somewhat predictable.
Academic text (2009) -
The Norris Geyser Basin is home to Steamboat Geyser, the tallest active geyser in the world.
Academic text (2009) -
THERE ARE OVER 200 ACTIVE GEYSERS IN YELLOWSTONE PARK.
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Old Faithful is a famous geyser that erupts approximately every 90 minutes.
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Visitors come from around the world to see the geyser erupt at Yellowstone National Park.
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The geyser shot hot water and steam high into the air, creating a spectacular display.
Synonyms
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A natural source of hot water that comes from the ground
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A natural spring where water flows out of the ground
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A place where water from underground comes out
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A natural hot pool of water that comes from the ground
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Etymology
Geyser comes from the name of a famous hot spring in Iceland, Geysir, and from the old Icelandic verb geysa meaning 'to gush'. So a geyser is a spring that 'gushes' hot water and steam high into the air.