geyser
noun
gey·ser
| \ ˈgī-zər
, British also ˈgē-zə, for sense 1 and usually ˈgē-zə for sense 2\
, British also ˈgē-zə, for sense 1 and usually ˈgē-zə for sense 2\
Definition of geyser
1
: a spring that throws forth intermittent jets of heated water and steam
2
British
: an apparatus for heating water rapidly with a gas flame (as for a bath)
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Examples of geyser in a Sentence
The water from the geyser rises as high as 75 feet.
geysers rising as high as 75 feet
The water shot into the sky in an enormous geyser.
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Images on social media showed a geyser of water cascading over the roadway. — Justin Wm. Moyer, Washington Post, "East-West Highway closed after water-main break," 8 Aug. 2019 The geyser is known to have erupted 56 times since then. — USA TODAY, "Troll trail, coal train derailment, geyser record: News from around our 50 states," 27 June 2019 Old Faithful Inn, located near the iconic geyser of the same name, has a Christmas celebration every August 25. — Douglas Main, National Geographic, "It’s snowing in Yellowstone—on the first day of summer.," 21 June 2019 The RoboSimian, for example, is designed to explore the silty, icy world of Saturn's moon Enceladus, where geysers could burst through the frozen surface at any time. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "NASA Is Building a Family of Cliff-Climbing Robots," 11 July 2019 Machine gun bullets whipped across and ripped small geysers in the water. — Washington Post, "AP Was There: D-Day correspondent returns 10 years later," 4 June 2019 One upshot of the uprising though has been the geyser of colorful and vibrant artwork that has dominated both the streets and Sudanese social media. — Abdi Latif Dahir, Quartz Africa, "Sudan’s street protests have inspired another revolution—in art," 12 July 2019 The idea was to swoop low and check for elements of life by analyzing particles of ice, water, and rock that may be spewing out from the moon’s surface like the spray of a geyser. — Eric Niiler, WIRED, "Forget the Moon—We Should Go to Jupiter’s Idyllic Europa," 5 July 2019 But there is no clear correlation between the geyser's eruptions and earthquake activity, according to the National Park Service. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN, "The Steamboat Geyser in Yellowstone National Park is approaching a record number of eruptions," 4 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'geyser.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for geyser
geyser
noun
English Language Learners Definition of geyser
: a hole in the ground that shoots out hot water and steam
also
: the column of water and steam that comes from a geyser
British
: a device for heating water in a bathroom or kitchen
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geyser
noun
gey·ser
| \ ˈgī-zər
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Kids Definition of geyser
: a spring that now and then shoots up hot water and steam
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