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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.
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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Word History and Origins
Origin of suction pump1
First recorded in 1815–25
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Example Sentences
As the clock struck twelve he gave the signal at which the large suction-pump was to be set in motion.
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Thorndyke winced and bit his lip, for the strange thing took hold of his flesh with the tenacity of a powerful suction-pump.
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This involved the use of a suction-pump and called for a special installation for maintaining the pressure of water constant.
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With a suction pump, on the other hand, the pipe from well to pump may bend and turn to suit conditions.
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The Scaritt's window-shades always rolled; their doorbell always rang with a satisfactory zing; their suction-pump never stuck.
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