suction pump

noun

a pump for raising water or other fluids by suction, consisting essentially of a vertical cylinder in which a piston works up and down, both the cylinder and the pump having valves that control the flow of the fluid.

Origin of suction pump

First recorded in 1815–25

Words nearby suction pump

suction and curettage, suction cup, suction curettage, suction drainage, suction lipectomy, suction pump, suction stop, suction valve, suctorial, suctorian, SUD

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Example sentences from the Web for suction pump

This involved the use of a suction-pump and called for a special installation for maintaining the pressure of water constant.
Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man|Francis Gano Benedict
The ordinary pump, commonly called the suction-pump, is constructed on this principle.
Atlantic Monthly Vol. 6, No. 33, July, 1860|Various
Whence it follows that the Bank, to-day the suction-pump of wealth, is destined to become the steward of the human race.
What is Property?|P. J. Proudhon
"Now, that's more like it," he said, his voice rising above the suction-pump noise of the hungry animal.
Dixie Hart|Will N. Harben

The Scaritt's window-shades always rolled; their doorbell always rang with a satisfactory zing; their suction-pump never stuck.
Half Portions|Edna Ferber

British Dictionary definitions for suction pump

suction pump

noun

a pump for raising water or other fluid by suction. It usually consists of a cylinder containing a piston fitted with a flap valve

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单词	suction pump
释义	suction pump noun a pump for raising water or other fluids by suction, consisting essentially of a vertical cylinder in which a piston works up and down, both the cylinder and the pump having valves that control the flow of the fluid. Origin of suction pump First recorded in 1815–25 Words nearby suction pump suction and curettage, suction cup, suction curettage, suction drainage, suction lipectomy, suction pump, suction stop, suction valve, suctorial, suctorian, SUD Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for suction pump This involved the use of a suction-pump and called for a special installation for maintaining the pressure of water constant. Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man\|Francis Gano Benedict The ordinary pump, commonly called the suction-pump, is constructed on this principle. Atlantic Monthly Vol. 6, No. 33, July, 1860\|Various Whence it follows that the Bank, to-day the suction-pump of wealth, is destined to become the steward of the human race. What is Property?\|P. J. Proudhon "Now, that's more like it," he said, his voice rising above the suction-pump noise of the hungry animal. Dixie Hart\|Will N. Harben The Scaritt's window-shades always rolled; their doorbell always rang with a satisfactory zing; their suction-pump never stuck. Half Portions\|Edna Ferber British Dictionary definitions for suction pump suction pump noun a pump for raising water or other fluid by suction. It usually consists of a cylinder containing a piston fitted with a flap valve Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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