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  • The term Geyser is restricted to active openings whence columns of hot water and steam are from time to time ejected; the non-eruptive pools are only hot springs.

    A Girl's Ride in Iceland George Harley 1862

  • According to its website, this Geyser is one of only three Old Faithfuls in the world, designated as such because of its constant and predictable eruptions.

    Visiting 3 Natural Wonders In Sonoma County 2007

  • Without national parks, Burns said, much of our untouched land would be tract housing and gated communities, and Yellowstone would be an amusement park called Geyser World.

    Kathryn McGarr: Burns, Baby, Burns 2009

  • I shall not forget the unpleasant sensations I had when first, in 1897, I visited the Yellowstone Wonderland and stood gazing at that abominable Mud Geyser, which is even worse to-day.

    Wild Animals at Home Ernest Thompson Seton 1903

  • But The Geyser was the least harmless of the clubs affected by C. Bailey, Jr., -- it being an all-night resort and the haunt of the hopeless sport.

    Athalie Frank Craig 1899

  • Iceland, commonly called a Geyser, I herewith subjoin the results of a few of the observations and reflections I made while visiting the great geysers of the volcanic districts of Wyoming and Montana, in the autumn of 1884.

    A Girl's Ride in Iceland George Harley 1862

  • Dyer Island is located six nautical miles off the coast of Gansbaai (170 kilometres south-east of Cape Town), on the opposite side of which is the small island known as Geyser Rock which is home to an estimated 60,000 South African Fur Seals (Arctocephalus pusillus).

    Midnight Moon Cafe 2009

  • Just think what happened to the 'Geyser' -- burst her boiler and scalded everybody to death! "

    Self-Raised Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth 1859

  • "Geyser" and "Roman candle" also convey critical meaning in a way splooge and spooge lack.

    "I thought the 'vomit' tag was a joke, but you actually have dozens of posts tagged 'vomit." Was 'bodily fluids' too generic?" Ann Althouse 2008

  • The sale includes assets of brands such as Geyser Peak, Buena Vista, Columbia Winery, Covey Run and Ste.

    Constellation Brands Inc. 2008

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