Geyser
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- n. 天然热喷泉
- ［英］ n. 天然热喷泉 ( a spring from which columns of boiling water and steam gush into the air at intervals)
- ［记］ 来自冰岛一温泉名 Geysir, 可能来自 gusher ( 喷涌井, 滔滔不绝地说话的人)
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noun
- Etymology: Icelandic Geysir, hot spring in Iceland, from geysa to rush forth, from Old Norse; akin to Old English gēotan to pour — more at found
- Date: 1780
- 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)
