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OLD FAITHFUL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Old Faithful mean?
• OLD FAITHFUL (noun)
The noun OLD FAITHFUL has 1 sense:
1. a geyser in Yellowstone National Park that erupts for about 4 minutes about every 65 minutes
Familiarity information: OLD FAITHFUL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A geyser in Yellowstone National Park that erupts for about 4 minutes about every 65 minutes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
geyser (a spring that discharges hot water and steam)
Holonyms ("Old Faithful" is a part of...):
Yellowstone National Park (the first national park in the United States; located in the border area between Wyoming and Montana and Idaho; spectacular wilderness; famous for Old Faithful geyser and for buffalo and bears)
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