About The Word Sump
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Sump
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What's The Definition Of Sump?
[n] a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
[n] a well or other hole in which water has collected [n] an oil reservoir in an internal combustion engine Synonyms | Synonyms for Sump: cesspit | cesspool | sink Related Terms | Find terms related to Sump: See Also | cistern | reservoir | well Sump In Webster's Dictionary \Sump\, n. [Cf. G. sumpf a sump in a mine, a swamp, akin to
LG. sump, D. somp a swamp, Dan. & Sw. sump, and perhaps to E.
swamp.]
1. (Metal.) A round pit of stone, lined with clay, for
receiving the metal on its first fusion. --Ray.
2. The cistern or reservoir made at the lowest point of a
mine, from which is pumped the water which accumulates
there.
3. A pond of water for salt works. --Knight.
4. A puddle or dirty pool. [Prov. Eng.]
{Sump fuse}, a fuse used in blasting under water.
{Sump men} (Mining), the men who sink the sump in a mine.
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