Gusher (Noun)
Meaning
An oil well with a strong natural flow so that pumping is not necessary.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The new oil well turned out to be a gusher, spewing out thousands of barrels of crude per day.
- Drillers hit a gusher in the Texas oil field, causing oil to spray high into the air.
- After weeks of drilling, the team finally struck a gusher, securing their company's financial future.
- The old oil field was revived when a new well was drilled and turned out to be a massive gusher.
- As the drill bit pierced the earth, it tapped into a gusher, unleashing a torrent of oil that gushed out of the well.