单词 | pump-out |
释义 | pump-outn. Originally U.S. The action or service of removing waste, excess water, etc., with a pump. Also: a device or facility for this. ΘΚΠ 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). < n.1935 |
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