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• sump — [sʌmp] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: sump swamp (15 20 centuries), from Middle Dutch somp or Middle Low German sump wet ground ] 1.) the lowest part of a ↑drainage system, where liquids or wastes remain 2.) BrE the part of an engine that contains… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• sump — ► NOUN 1) the base of an internal combustion engine, which serves as a reservoir of oil for the lubrication system. 2) a depression in the floor of a mine or cave in which water collects. 3) a cesspool. ORIGIN originally denoting a marsh: from… …   English terms dictionary

• Sump — This article is about sumps in general. For cave sumps, see Sump (cave). Oil pan redirects here. For the Transformer, see Oil Pan (Transformers). A sump is a low space that collects any often undesirable liquids such as water or chemicals. A sump …   Wikipedia

• sump — [[t]sʌ̱mp[/t]] sumps 1) N COUNT: oft N n The sump is the place under an engine which holds the engine oil. [mainly BRIT] (in AM, use oil pan) 2) N COUNT A sump is a deep cave which is often filled with water. An attempt was then made to dive the… …   English dictionary

• sump pump — a pump for removing liquid or wastes from a sump. [1895 1900] * * * ▪ technology       device that removes accumulations of water or other liquids from a sump pit, the lowest point in a drainage system. If the sump pit is wet only intermittently… …   Universalium

• sump — UK [sʌmp] / US noun [countable] Word forms sump : singular sump plural sumps 1) a low open area in the ground that waste liquid flows into 2) British the part at the bottom of an engine that holds the oil …   English dictionary

• sump — /sʌmp / (say sump) noun 1. a pit, well, or the like in which water or other liquid is collected. 2. Machinery a container situated at the lowest point in a circulating system, especially the crankcase of an internal combustion engine, which acts… …  

• sump — noun Etymology: Middle English sompe swamp more at swamp Date: 1653 1. a pit or reservoir serving as a drain or receptacle for liquids: as a. cesspool b. a pit at the lowest point in a circulating or drainage system (as the oil circulating system …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• sump — i. A low point in an aircraft fuel tank or fuel system where water and other contaminants can collect and be held until they can be drained out. See baffle (i). ii. A low point in an aircraft engine in which lubricating oil collects and is stored …   Aviation dictionary

• sump — noun 1》 the base of an internal combustion engine, which serves as a reservoir of oil for the lubrication system. 2》 a depression in the floor of a mine or cave in which water collects. 3》 a cesspool. Origin ME (in the sense marsh ): from MDu. or …   English new terms dictionary

• sump — noun (C) 1 the lowest part of a drainage system where liquids or wastes remain 2 BrE the part of an engine that contains the supply of oil; oil pan AmE …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English