单词 | sump oil |
释义 | > as lemmassump oil sump oil n. (a) oil collected from the sump of an oil well (now rare); (b) lubricating oil in the sump of an engine, esp. that of a motor vehicle. ΚΠ 1903 Daily Californian (Bakersfield) 26 June 5/3 From the best information sump oil seems to be selling at from 20 to 25 cents at the well. 1950 Pop. Mech. May 148/1 Every year about 500,000,000 gallons of sump oil are spread on dirt roads to lay the dust, hauled away to dumps, burned as low-cost fuel, or poured down the drain. 2013 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 28 Sept. 6 A failed turbo oil seal might have caused the turbo to siphon sump oil into the combustion chambers. < as lemmas |
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