单词 | hydropult |
释义 | > as lemmashydropult hydropult n. Brit. /ˈhʌɪdrə(ʊ)pʌlt/ , /ˈhʌɪdrə(ʊ)pʊlt/ , U.S. /ˈhaɪdrəˌpəlt/ , /ˈhaɪdrəˌpʊlt/ [ < -pult in catapult n.] a force-pump worked by hand; a garden-pump.ΘΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > pump > [noun] > pump for raising water pump1420 water pump1422 plump1480 water crane1658 force-pump1659 forcer1731 plunger pump1807 well pump1840 hydropult1866 1866 R. D. Blackmore Cradock Nowell li A sail which they wetted with a hydro~pult. 1879 W. L. Lindsay Mind in Lower Animals 462 The elephant makes a similar use of his trunk as a syringe or hydropult, and of water as a projectile. < as lemmas |
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