(かんけつせん)

かんけつせん
noun
geyser
geography
1. geyser
A hot spring that periodically erupts, shooting hot water and steam high into the air at more or less regular intervals. Found in volcanic regions.
間欠泉(かんけつせん)()()した
The geyser erupted.
アイスランド間欠泉(かんけつせん)(おお)
Iceland has many geysers.
The tourists gazed at the geyser that spouted hot water at regular intervals.

A hot spring that erupts periodically rather than flowing steadily. Written with (けつ) today, though the older form 間歇泉(かんけつせん) is sometimes seen.

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