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Gusher   /gˈəʃər/   Listen
Gusher

noun
1.
An oil well with a strong natural flow so that pumping is not necessary.





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"Gusher" Quotes from Famous Books



... whence the grounds could be seen; and at once the King beheld before and above all other things, the fountain which cast up incessantly, in gerbes and jets, water clear as crystal withal golden of hue. Seeing such prodigy he cried, "This is indeed a glorious gusher: never before saw I one so admirable. But say me where is its source, and by what means doth it shoot up in spurts so high? Whence cometh this constant supply and in what fashion was it formed? The Shah would fain see it near hand." "O King ...
— Supplemental Nights, Volume 3 • Richard F. Burton
... shoot an oil well," went on Jack. "They say it is a wonderful sight, especially if the well happens to be a real gusher." ...
— The Rover Boys in the Land of Luck - Stirring Adventures in the Oil Fields • Edward Stratemeyer
... struck, and it was a gusher. Just poured right out and most drowned grandfather on the back porch before they could plug ...
— Battling the Clouds - or, For a Comrade's Honor • Captain Frank Cobb


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