sump
A hollow or pit into which liquid drains, such as a cesspool, cesspit or sinkA hollow or pit into which liquid drains, such as a cesspool, cesspit or sink.
» The sump was full of water and the basement started to flood.
Meaning
7 sensesA hollow or pit into which liquid drains, such as a cesspool, cesspit or sink.
Sumpf, Grube
The lowest part of a mineshaft into which water drains.
Schachtsumpf
зумпфzumpf
a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
A completely flooded cave passage, sometimes passable by diving.
The crankcase or oil reservoir of an internal combustion engine.
Ölsumpf
an oil reservoir in an internal combustion engine
The pit at the lowest point in a circulating or drainage system (FM 55-501).
An intentional depression around a drain or scupper that promotes drainage.
(Scotland)A sudden or heavy fall of rain; a deluge.
Examples
3 sentencesThe sump was full of water and the basement started to flood.
In the basement, a sump pump system was installed to collect and remove excess water, preventing floods.
You must check for fuel contamination before a flight. This can be done at the fuel sumps and the fuel strainer.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English sompe, either from Middle Dutch somp, sump or Middle Low German sump fFrom Middle English sompe, either from Middle Dutch somp, sump or Middle Low German sump from Old Saxon *sump, from Proto-West Germanic *sump, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *sumpaz. Doublet of swamp.
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