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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 minutesplay

  Familiarity information: OLD FAITHFUL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


OLD FAITHFUL (noun)


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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