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S0883200 (sŭmp)n.1. a. A low-lying place, such as a pit, that receives drainage.b. A cesspool.2. A hole at the lowest point of a mine shaft into which water is drained in order to be pumped out.3. The crankcase or oil reservoir of an internal-combustion engine.

[Middle English sompe, marsh, from Middle Low German sump or from Middle Dutch somp. Sense 2, from German Sumpf, swamp, sump, from Middle High German, swamp.]

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(sʌmp) n1. (Mechanical Engineering) a receptacle, such as the lower part of the crankcase of an internal-combustion engine, into which liquids, esp lubricants, can drain to form a reservoir2. (Building) another name for cesspool3. (Mining & Quarrying) mining a. a depression at the bottom of a shaft where water collects before it is pumped awayb. the front portion of a shaft or tunnel, ahead of the main bore4. (Physical Geography) dialect Brit a muddy pool or swamp[C17: from Middle Dutch somp marsh; see swamp]

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n. 1. a pit, basin, cesspool, etc., in which liquid is collected or into which it drains. 2. a chamber at the bottom of a machine, pump, etc., into which a fluid drains before recirculation or in which wastes gather before disposal. 3. Brit. crankcase. [1375–1425; late Middle English sompe < Middle Dutch or Middle Low German sump; akin to swamp]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sump - an oil reservoir in an internal combustion enginereservoir - tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil)
	2.	sump - a well or other hole in which water has collectedwell - a deep hole or shaft dug or drilled to obtain water or oil or gas or brine
	3.	sump - a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into itcesspit, cesspool, sinkcistern - an artificial reservoir for storing liquids; especially an underground tank for storing rainwater

Translations

机油箱集油槽

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(samp) noun the part of a motor-engine that contains the oil. 集油槽，机油箱

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1. a receptacle, such as the lower part of the crankcase of an internal-combustion engine, into which liquids, esp lubricants, can drain to form a reservoir 2. Brit dialect a muddy pool or swamp

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Reservoir or pit in the basement of a house into which water can drain, especially during flooding. A sump pump is used to pump collected water out of this reservoir to the sewer pipes.

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in mining, an underground working for the collection of surface and subterranean water so that it may be pumped away. The size of the sump is based on the amount of inflow during a period of ten to 12 hours with all drainage pumps shut down. Under emergency flow conditions in a mine, use is made of the additional capacity represented by the workings lying adjacent to the sump and below the pump chamber. The sump is divided by a cofferdam into two sections; when one is in operation, the other is drained.

As places where water accumulates during drainage, sumps are used in mines, subway tunnels, quarries, and elsewhere.

REFERENCE

Burovzryvnye raboty, pogruzka, kreplenie, rudnichnyi ventiliatsiia i vodootliv. Moscow, 1964.

V. A. POLUIANOV

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(1) A storage vessel for collecting water that is placed in rock. Where deposits are worked by hydraulic mining, the hydraulic fluid is collected in a sump, for intake and pumping by a soil, coal, or sand pump.

(2) The part of a shaft situated below the level of the shaft bottom (sump or pit).

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[səmp] (engineering) A pit or tank which receives and temporarily stores drainage at the lowest point of a circulating or drainage system. Also known as sump pit.

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1. A pit, tank, basin, or receptacle which receives sewage or liquid waste, located below the normal grade of the gravity system, and which must be emptied by mechanical means. 2. A reservoir sometimes forming part of a roof drain. 3. A depression in a roof deck where the roof drain is located.

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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 or transferred to an external tank for reuse. See oil sump.

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noun an oil reservoir in an internal combustion engine

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noun a well or other hole in which water has collected

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noun a covered cistern

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