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geyser

[gahy-zer, -ser, gee-zer] / ˈgaɪ zər, -sər, ˈgi zər /
NOUN
fountain
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From the lodge, which has cabins starting at $209 a night, you can see steam billowing up from Yellowstone’s most famous geyser.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 23, 2026

Another one gave way in rural Yancey County last week, sending a geyser dozens of feet into the air.

From Salon Nov. 25, 2024

An unusually large eruption of a geyser at Yellowstone National Park’s Biscuit Basin occurred Tuesday, sending parkgoers running for cover.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2024

The service closed the area, a few miles from the Old Faithful geyser.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2024

Black, oily matter spouts like a geyser from the street, billowing between the buildings, creating an impenetrable wall of darkness.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

Those lucky few had the steaming geysers, multicolored hot springs and bubbling mudpots all to themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 23, 2026

A buildup in pressure across the region is propelling wastewater up ancient wellbores, birthing geysers that can cost millions of dollars to clean up.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 26, 2025

Until now, scientists believed that heat loss was limited to the south pole, where geysers shoot water vapor and ice particles into space.

From Science Daily Nov. 9, 2025

When that water falls as rain, it's absorbed by the trees, which then move it up their stems, trunks and vines before emitting it back into the air as water vapor, like slow-motion geysers.

From Science Daily Jun. 19, 2024

The horses went crazy, running back and forth as the geysers sprayed them from all directions.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan




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