GUSHER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("gusher" is a kind of...):

oil well; oiler (a well that yields or has yielded oil)

Derivation:

gush (issue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth)

gush (gush forth in a sudden stream or jet)