Old Faithful

noun

1. one of the best known geysers of Yellowstone National Park.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Old Faithful¹

So named because of the longevity and regularity of its activity

Example Sentences

Up it would come like Old Faithful, and then two or three more little ones.

From The Daily Beast

Purely in terms of output and longevity, Michaels, 66, is the Old Faithful of showbiz.

From The Daily Beast

The famous geyser shown in the illustration is called “Old Faithful” because of the clock-like regularity of its eruptions.

From Project Gutenberg

Old Faithful had worked half-way through the algebra and was busy solving simultaneous equations whilst sitting on the War Loan.

From Project Gutenberg

Of course Jimmy knew how old Faithful had done it, but then he knew what a really prize bloodhound is capable of.

From Project Gutenberg

It contained a lithograph in stereo of some scene in Yellowstone other than Old Faithful blowing its stack.

From Project Gutenberg

One of the inns—Old Faithful—cannot be matched anywhere in the world.

From Project Gutenberg

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