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单词 pump-out
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pump-outn.

Brit. /ˈpʌmpaʊt/, U.S. /ˈpəmpˌaʊt/
Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: English to pump out.
Etymology: < to pump out (see pump v. 3).
Originally U.S.
The action or service of removing waste, excess water, etc., with a pump. Also: a device or facility for this.
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society > occupation and work > workplace > place where specific jobs are done > [noun] > others
cutting room1700
pearl fishery1702
refinery1716
gin house1796
dressing shed1802
ginning house1819
boring-mill1833
sorting office1851
gut-scrapery1854
conditioning house1858
packery1861
washery1875
try-house1891
wet room1901
pump-out1935
1935 Hammond (Indiana) Times 30 Aug. 1/4 A fair number of orders from householders for pump-outs and fill-ups.
1969 Chicago Tribune 30 Mar. ii. 5/7 When a boat is away from Chicago and the city's pump-out facilities, it can pump directly overboard.
1980 Blair & Ketchum's Country Jrnl. Oct. 118 (advt.) Regular use of Septictrine effectively reduces costly tank pumpouts.
1995 Vancouver Sun 2 Dec. a20 Residents returned to silted, sodden houses.., but pump-out efforts overtaxed the sewage system, creating a health-hazard.
2002 D. Pitcher Moon Handbks. San Juan Islands 146/2 Here you will find guest moorage, showers, a waste pumpout, fuel dock, marine repair facility, and chandlery.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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