geyser
geyser definition
gey·ser (gī′zər; Brit gē′-)
noun
- a spring from which columns of boiling water and steam gush into the air at intervals
- Brit. a small hot-water heater of the coil type
Etymology: Ice Geysir, name of a certain hot spring in Iceland, lit., gusher < ON gjosa, to gush
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