| 单词 | sump pit |
| 释义 | > as lemmassump pit sump pit n. now chiefly North American a pit or hole used to collect water or other liquids; (now) esp. one dug beneath the basement of a building to collect rainwater and excess moisture, from where it is pumped out. ΚΠ 1864 Sheffield & Rotherham Independent 15 Oct. Suppl. 9/6 A number of men were engaged in emptying the ‘sump pit’ at the bottom of the shaft. 1916 Struct. Conservation 2 11/2 We used a system of drains connected with a sump pit under the concrete floors of these deep basements. 1972 Arctic Anthropol. 9 5/2 Excavators at Itazuke found six very deep pits... Their situation suggests instead that they were dug as sump pits to aid in drainage. 2004 R. German Remodeling Basement i. 10/2 Water seeping around or under the foundation and floor flows to the lowest point,..drains to the sump pit, and is pumped away. < as lemmas |
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