geyser en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɡaɪ.sɚ/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈɡaɪ.zɚ/ (US)
- /ˈɡiː.zə/ (General-South-African, UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew-der.? Proto-Germanic *geusaną Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *gausijaną Old Norse geysa Icelandic geysa Icelandic Geysirbor. English geyser 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
Meanings
- A boiling natural spring which throws forth jets of water, mud, etc., at frequent intervals, driven upwards by the expansive power of steam.
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(broadly) 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.
2021 May 5, Drachinifel, 42:03 from the start, in Battle of Samar - What if TF34 was there?, archived from the original on 19 Aug 2022:
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(UK, archaic) An instantaneous, and often dangerous, hot water heater.
It was here I saw a geyser gas water heater in a bathroom for the first time. (I was afraid of it).
2002, Alaine Polcz, One woman in the war: Hungary, 1944-1945:Water was heated either on the gas stove, or on a wall mounted gas-fired "geyser" heater.
1998, Gordon S Riess, Confessions of a Corporate Centurion: Tales of International Adventures: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.
1902, William Paton Buchan, Plumbing: A Text-book to the Practice of the Art Or Craft of the Plumber:
- (South-Africa, South-Asia) A domestic water boiler.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| geysers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
geyserite · geyseric · geyserish · geyserlike · geysery · red geyser · geyseral · red geyser galaxy
Descendants
গিজার (water boiler) · gêiser · गीज़र (water heater)
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (74)
io geyser (boiling spring) · ca guèiser (boiling spring) · tr kaynaç (boiling spring) · mi ngāwhāriki (boiling spring) · sk gejzír (boiling spring) · bn গিজার (domestic water boiler) · nl geiser (boiling spring) · ko 간헐천 (boiling spring) · eu geiser (boiling spring) · id geyser (boiling spring) · eo gejsero (boiling spring) · vi mạch nước phun (boiling spring) · mi waiariki (boiling spring) · hi उष्णोत्स (boiling spring) · cmn 間歇泉 /间歇泉 (boiling spring) · mi pōhutu (boiling spring) · fo gaysari (boiling spring) · id geiser (boiling spring) · lv geizers (boiling spring) · es geyser (boiling spring) · sv gejser (boiling spring) · lt geizeris (boiling spring) · vo gäysär (boiling spring) · ar سَخَّان (boiling spring) · ms geiser (boiling spring) · mi puia (boiling spring) · nb springkilde (boiling spring) · ro gheizer (boiling spring) · nn geysir (boiling spring) · pt géiser (boiling spring) · it geyser (boiling spring) · el θερμοπίδακας (boiling spring) · nn springkjelde (boiling spring) · cy giser (boiling spring) · tr gayzer (boiling spring) · ja 間欠泉 (boiling spring) · th ไกเซอร์ (boiling spring) · mi ngāwhā (boiling spring) · pl gejzer (boiling spring) · ka წყალგამათბობელი (domestic water boiler) · oc gueisèr (boiling spring) · is goshver (boiling spring) · ru водонагрева́тель (domestic water boiler) · es géiser (boiling spring) · cs gejzír (boiling spring) · fi geysir (boiling spring) · kk гейзер (boiling spring) · nl geiser (archaic: hot water heater — see also hot water heater) · nn vasshetar (archaic: hot water heater — see also hot water heater) · bg проточен бойлер (archaic: hot water heater — see also hot water heater) · ru бо́йлер (domestic water boiler) · he גייזר (boiling spring) · ur گِیزَر (domestic water boiler) · bg гейзер (boiling spring) · hy գեյզեր (boiling spring) · pt gêiser (boiling spring) · ru ге́йзер (boiling spring) · sw gaiza (boiling spring) · hu gejzír (boiling spring) · sh гејзир (boiling spring) · de Geysir (boiling spring) · ka გეიზერი (boiling spring) · ga géasar (boiling spring) · nb geysir (boiling spring) · fr geyser (boiling spring) · nl geizer (archaic: hot water heater — see also hot water heater) · es géyser (boiling spring) · fa آبفشان (boiling spring) · nn gøyskjelde (boiling spring) · ka ბოილერი (domestic water boiler) · et geiser (boiling spring) · sl gejzir (boiling spring) · da gejser (boiling spring) · uk ге́йзер (boiling spring)