sump – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
sump
n.
drainage ditch, pit into which waste liquid drains; chamber into which motor fluids drain before being recirculation or disposal
Sump
- See also: cooking pan
A
sump (American English and some parts of Canada:
oil pan) is a low space that collects any often-undesirable liquids such as water or chemicals. A sump can also be an
infiltration basin used to manage
surface runoff water and recharge underground
aquifers. Sump can also refer to an area in a
cave where an underground flow of water exits the cave into the earth.
sump
Noun
1. an oil reservoir in an internal combustion engine
(hypernym) reservoir
2. a well or other hole in which water has collected
(hypernym) well
3. a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
(synonym) cesspool, cesspit, sink
(hypernym) cistern
Sump
(n.)
The cistern or reservoir made at the lowest point of a mine, from which is pumped the water which accumulates there.
(n.)
A round pit of stone, lined with clay, for receiving the metal on its first fusion.
(n.)
A puddle or dirty pool.
(n.)
A pond of water for salt works.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Sump
A pit or tank that catches liquid runoff for drainage or disposal.
