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Verb
/ˈgīzər/,
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geysers, plural;
  1. (esp. of water or steam) Gush or burst out with great force
    • - yellow smoke geysered upward
Noun
  1. A hot spring in which water intermittently boils, sending a tall column of water and steam into the air

  2. A jet or stream of liquid
    • - the pipe sent up a geyser of sewer water into the street
  3. A gas-fired water heater through which water flows as it is rapidly heated

  1. a spring that discharges hot water and steam
  2. to overflow like a geyser
  3. A geyser is a spring characterized by intermittent discharge of water ejected turbulently and accompanied by a vapour phase (steam). ...
  4. (The Geysers) The Geysers is a complex of 22 geothermal power plants, drawing steam from more than 350 wells, located in the Mayacamas Mountains north of San Francisco, California. The largest in the world, the Geysers has
  5. A boiling natural spring which throws forth at frequent intervals jets of water, mud etc., driven up by the expansive power of steam; An instantaneous, and often dangerous, hot water heater using hot steam; A domestic water boiler
  6. (Geysers) The air pollutants emitted by geysers include hydrogen sulfide, arsenic and other heavy metals.
  7. Geysers such as Old Faithful are a type of geothermal feature that periodically erupt scalding hot water. Increased pressure exerted by the enormous weight of the overlying rock and water prevents deeper water from boiling. As the hot water rises it is under less pressure and steam bubbles form. ...
  8. Most geysers are hot springs that episodically erupt fountains of hot water and steam. Such eruptions occur as a consequence of groundwater being heated to boiling temperature in a confined space (underground).
  9. a geothermal feature of the Earth where there is an opening in the surface that contains superheated water that periodically erupts in a shower of water and steam.
  10. A special type of thermal spring that periodically ejects water with great force.
  11. eruptive spring from which hot water and (or) steam and in some cases mud are periodically thrown.
  12. A geyser is a natural eruption of water, steam, and other gases caused by volcanic heating. Geysers on other planets and moons are not always erupting water, sulfur and liquid nitrogen geysers are also known. ...
  13. This fall is unique in the way it first shoots you up in the air, causing you to momentarily defy gravity before you plummet back down. In order to get your money’s worth, stick around for the exciting grand finale, which is usually a full-bodied whiplash.
  14. (gee-zer) n. 1. A notoriously dangerous gas apparatus which was used to provide hot water. This device was mounted at the tap itself and heated the water as it was drawn from the tap. The phrase to put the geyser on means to heat up the water.
  15. A natural hot spring that occasionally sprays water and steam above the ground.
  16. A hot spring that intermittently erupts a spray of steam and hot water. Caused by the heating of ground water within a confined opening in hot rock.
  17. term used for a boiler
  18. It is a fountain of hot water issuing from a hole which extends deep into earth’s crust. The chief geysers of the world are found in Iceland, New Zealand and Yellow Stone National Park (USA).