Geyser Definition

gīzər
geysers
noun
A spring from which columns of boiling water and steam gush into the air at intervals.
Webster's New World
A small hot-water heater of the coil type.
Webster's New World

(South Africa) A domestic water boiler.

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Noun

Singular:
geyser
Plural:
geysers

Origin of Geyser

  • From the name of a particular Icelandic geyser which is mentioned as early as the 1760s in The Annual Register, as “Geyser, a wonderful spring in the valley of Haukadal”. From Geysir (“Gusher”), the Icelandic name of the hot spring in Iceland (see), from the verb geysa (“to gush”), from Old Norse geysa (“to gush”).

    From Wiktionary

  • After Icelandic Geysir , name of a hot spring of southwest Iceland from geysa to gush from Old Norse gheu- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Geyser Sentence Examples

  • The geyser district is held as a national domain, the Yellowstone Park.

  • A " Geyser " is a very convenient form of apparatus for heating a quantity of water in a short time.

  • When at Old Faithful Village, check at the visitor center for predicted geyser eruption times.

  • In the lower Geyser basin are the Mammoth Paint Pots, a group of mud springs with colours varying according to the mineral ingredients in the steam, which not only colours the mud but also forms it into imitative figures.

  • There are hotels at the Mammoth Hot Springs, at the principal geyser basins and at Yellowstone Lake.

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Words Starting With

GGEGEY

Words Ending With

RERSER

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Words Starting With G and Ending With R

Starts With G & Ends With RStarts With GE & Ends With RStarts With G & Ends With ER

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With G6 Letter Words Ending With R