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geyser

[gahy-zer, -ser, gee-zer] / ˈgaɪ zər, -sər, ˈgi zər /
NOUN
fountain
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A vast canyon of buried garbage has been smoldering inside a landfill in the Santa Clarita Valley, inducing geysers of liquid waste onto the surface and noxious fumes into the air.

From Los Angeles Times

One of the most dramatic findings came from Enceladus, a small icy moon where towering geysers shot material into space, creating a faint sub-ring around Saturn made of the ejected debris.

From Science Daily

“When I arrived,” one worker remembered, “a ruptured ground pipe was spraying water like a geyser and had caused a mudslide that covered the stairs.”

From Literature

The optimism catalyzed China’s tech industry, unleashed an even bigger geyser of government support and jolted American competition into overdrive.

From The Wall Street Journal

Among the most dramatic findings were the towering geysers on the icy moon Enceladus that hurled debris into space and produced a faint sub-ring around the planet.

From Science Daily