单词 | pump station |
释义 | > as lemmaspump station pump station n. a station housing a pump; spec. (U.S.) a petrol station. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > testing, servicing, and storage of motor vehicles > [noun] > service station pump station1871 body shop1906 service station1910 petrol station1912 gas station1914 filling-station1921 garage1934 1871 Titusville (Pa.) Morning Herald 25 May Wood and iron tanks, and a filling rack, representing a pump station for the ‘pipe line’ which descends the hill. 1877 R. W. Raymond Statistics Mines & Mining 164 The steam is conducted along the pump-station from the main pipe to the pump. 1977 Time (Atlantic ed.) 26 Sept. 56/2 Once he gets his car, the proud Soviet owner must endure a nonstop struggle to keep it gassed up and running. Pump stations are few and far between. 1993 Marine Engineers Rev. May 18/1 A typical system comprises a pump station, water supply break tanks..waterfog nozzles..and an addressable fire alarm system. 2006 Macon (Georgia) Tel. (Nexis) 26 Apr. The city contracts..to allow city workers to gas up at a pump station in town using special cards. < as lemmas |
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