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geyser
- /ˈɡiː.zə/ General South African, UK
- /ˈɡaɪ.zɚ/ US
Sounds like (US) guiser, (UK) geezer · Rhymes with -aɪzə(ɹ), -iːzə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Icelandic Geysir (“Gusher”), the Icelandic name of a particular hot spring in Iceland (see Wikipedia), from the verb geysa (“to gush”), from Old Norse geysa (“to gush”), which is mentioned in English as early as the 1760s in The Annual Register, as “Geyser, a wonderful spring in the valley of Haukadal”. Doublet of gusher
noun geysers
- A boiling natural spring which throws forth jets of water, mud, etc., at frequent intervals, driven upwards by the expansive power of steam.
- A momentary vertical jet or fountain of fluid driven upwards by a violent force. Sporting a few war wounds from Japanese destroyer gunfire, The Sullivans had already launched one spread of torpedoes at the Japanese destroyers that were now littering the ocean floor, or, occasionally, making their own retreat, but she still had one left, so a five-torpedo spread was duly sent at
- An instantaneous, and often dangerous, hot water heater. Where a Geyser or hot-water heater is used it is a good and wise precaution to see that the bath-room, &c., when it is used is well ventilated.
- A domestic water boiler.
Similar: hot spring, thermae
verb geysers · geysering · geysered
- To (cause to) rush or burst upward like water from a geyser. Four jets of water geysered upward from the sea. Short and wide. He noted it. Ranging salvo. His division was discovered.
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Similar: hot spring, thermae
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noun boiling spring
| Español | géiser, geyser, géyser |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 간헐천 ganheolcheon |
| 日本語 | 間欠泉 kanketsusen |
| 中文 | 間歇泉 /间歇泉 jiànxiēquán |
| हिन्दी | उष्णोत्स uṣṇots |
| Kiswahili | gaiza |
| Português | géiser, gêiser |
| Français | geyser |
| Deutsch | Geysir |
| Italiano | geyser |
| Ελληνικά | θερμοπίδακας thermopídakas |
| Română | gheizer |
| Русский | ге́йзер géjzer |
| Tiếng Việt | mạch nước phun |
| العربية | سَخَّان saḵḵān |
| עברית | גייזר |
noun domestic water boiler
| Русский | водонагрева́тель vodonagrevátelʹ, бо́йлер bójler |
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title = {geyser},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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