geyser
/ˈɡaɪzə/noun
A boiling natural spring which throws forth jets of water, mud, etc., at frequent intervals, driven upwards by the expansive power of steam.
Example sentence
- “Tourists were standing round the geyser, gawping.”
Related words
reefA chain or range of rocks, sand, or coral lying at or near the surface of the water.springTo move or burst forth.coralAny of many species of marine invertebrates in the class Anthozoa, most of which build hard calcium carbonate skeletons and form colonies, or a colony belonging to one of those species.brookA body of running water smaller than a river; a small stream.seashellThe empty shell of a marine mollusk.creekA stream of water, typically a stream of freshwater smaller than a river; in Australia, also used of river-sized bodies of water.