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geyser

gey·ser

UK/ˈɡiː.zə/ US/ˈɡaɪ.zɚ/ uncommon archaic uk
verb (1) noun (1)

verb

1.

noun

1.

a spring that discharges hot water and steam

Origin

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 as early as the 1760s in The Annual Register, as “Geyser, a wonderful spring in the valley of Haukadal”.

Phrases

  • red geyser
  • red geyser galaxy

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