force-pumpn.
/ˈfɔːspʌmp/, U.S. /ˈfɔrsˌpəmp/ 1. A pump employed to force water, etc. beyond the range of atmospheric pressure.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > pump > [noun] > pump for raising water
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force-pump1659
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plunger pump1807
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1659 J. Leak tr. I. de Caus New Inventions Water-works 34 This manner of force-Pump, which is one of the best Inventions.
1754 W. Emerson Princ. Mech. (1758) 276 Force pump, a pump that discharges water by pressing it upwards.
1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ Operative Mechanic 281 The fire-engine by Rowntree is a double force-pump.
2. (See quot. 1858.)
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1858 P. L. Simmonds Dict. Trade Products Force-pump..the plunger pump for supplying the boiler of a locomotive engine.
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