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Sump

Sump Meaning & Definition
Sump Definition And Meaning

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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