geyser
noun
- erupting hot spring
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɡiː.zə/ / /ˈɡaɪ.zɚ/ / /ˈɡaɪ.sɚ/
noun
Etymology: From 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 as early as the 1760s in The Annual Register, as “Geyser, a wonderful spring in the valley of Haukadal”. Doublet of gusher
- 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 near-point-blank range into the listing and burning remains of Yamato, and, shortly thereafter, four large geysers of water were the reward.”
- 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.”
“Water was heated either on the gas stove, or on a wall mounted gas-fired "geyser" heater.”
- A domestic water boiler.
verb
Etymology: From 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 as early as the 1760s in The Annual Register, as “Geyser, a wonderful spring in the valley of Haukadal”. Doublet of gusher
- 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.”