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English Dictionary: geyser by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
geyser
n
  1. a spring that discharges hot water and steam
v
  1. to overflow like a geyser
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Geyser \Gey"ser\, n. [Icel. geysir, fr. geysa to rush furiously,
      fr. gj[omac]sa to gush. Cf. {Gush}.]
      A boiling spring which throws forth at frequent intervals
      jets of water, mud, etc., driven up by the expansive power of
      steam.
  
      Note: Geysers were first known in Iceland, and later in New
               Zealand. In the Yellowstone region in the United States
               they are numerous, and some of them very powerful,
               throwing jets of boiling water and steam to a height of
               200 feet. They are grouped in several areas called
               geyser basins. The mineral matter, or geyserite, with
               which geyser water is charged, forms geyser cones about
               the orifice, often of great size and beauty.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Geyser, MT
      Zip code(s): 59447
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