geyser Hear it!

geyser definition

gey·ser (gī′zər; Brit gē′-)

noun

  1. a spring from which columns of boiling water and steam gush into the air at intervals
  2. 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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.