geyser
part of speech
noun (a geyser, geysers)
meaning for a pupil
1) A geyser is a hot spring in the ground that shoots hot water and steam high into the air from time to time. tree →
2) (UK, old) A geyser is a gas water heater in a kitchen or bathroom. tree →
3) A geyser can mean any sudden jet of liquid shooting up. tree →
sense in the lessons
In geography and science lessons geysers happen in volcanic places where underground water is heated by hot rock until it bursts out. Famous geysers are Old Faithful in Yellowstone, USA, and Strokkur in Iceland; New Zealand has geysers near Rotorua. For safety, the water is boiling hot and the ground near geysers can be thin, so people must stay on paths.
examples
- Old Faithful is a geyser that erupts about every hour and a half. tree →
- We watched the geyser shoot steam into the sky in Iceland. tree →
- Geysers form where hot rocks heat underground water. tree →
- Stay on the boardwalk because the water near a geyser is boiling. tree →
- The word geyser comes from Geysir, a hot spring in Iceland. tree →
- When the pipe burst, a geyser of water sprayed across the street. tree →
- Rotorua in New Zealand has bubbling mud and geysers. tree →
note
Countable: a geyser, geysers. Usual pronunciation: «GUY-zer» (US) or «GEE-zer» (UK). It sounds like the UK slang word «geezer» (a man), but they are different words.
Trees and pragmatics
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