单词 | sump pump |
释义 | > as lemmassump pump sump pump n. chiefly North American a pump used to remove water or other liquid from a sump; (in later use) esp. one used to drain the sump pit of a building. ΚΠ 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. II. 1108/1 Hogger pump, the top pump in the sinking-pit of a mine. The lower is the sump-pump. 1933 Sewage Wks. Jrnl. 5 807 The sump pump handles wash water from the lower floor of the station, and from the underdrains of the building. 2017 Chicago Daily Herald (Nexis) 30 July 11 As floodwater approaches, a key weapon in keeping it out of your house is a functioning sump pump. < as lemmas |
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