| 单词 | house pump |
| 释义 | > as lemmashouse pump house pump n. now chiefly historical a pump which supplies water for domestic use. ΚΠ 1747 B. Martin Philosophia Britannica I. v. 310 If such an Air-Vessel were adapted to the Common House Pump, it would then become..very useful for extinguishing Fires that may happen in or near the House. 1879 O. J. Lodge Elem. Mech. xiii. 185 A house-pump can also be used to lift water up to a cistern on the top of the house. 1922 Archit. Forum Dec. 293/2 The plumbing system includes the entire water supply, both hot and cold, from the house pump to the house tank. 1998 J. A. Truett Clay Allison xxxix. 256 He'd just washed his face at the house pump when they rattled up in the buggy. < as lemmas |
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