The water from the geyser rises as high as 75 feet.
geysers rising as high as 75 feet
The water shot into the sky in an enormous geyser.
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A hot spring that discharges intermittent jets of steam and water is called a geyser. Geysers are generally associated with recent volcanic activity. They are produced by the heating of underground waters that have come into contact with, or are very close to, magma. Geyser discharges as high as 1,600 ft (500 m) have been recorded, but 160 ft (50 m) is much more common. Occasionally, a geyser will adopt an extremely regular and predictable pattern of intermittent activity and discharge for a few minutes every hour or so (for example, Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park).
First Known Use: 1780
in the meaning defined at sense 1
See Words from the same yearanthracite, boulder, cwm, erratic, igneous, intrusive, mesa, sedimentary, silt, swale
: a hole in the ground that shoots out hot water and steam; also : the column of water and steam that comes from a geyser
: a device for heating water in a bathroom or kitchen
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