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Webster 1913 Edition
Sump
Sump
,Noun.
[Cf. G.
sumpf
a sump in a mine, a swamp, akin to LG. sump
, D. somp
a swamp, Dan. & Sw. sump
, and perhaps to E. swamp
.] 1.
(Metal.)
A round pit of stone, lined with clay, for receiving the metal on its first fusion.
Ray.
2.
The cistern or reservoir made at the lowest point of a mine, from which is pumped the water which accumulates there.
3.
A pond of water for salt works.
Knight.
4.
A puddle or dirty pool.
[Prov. Eng.]
Sump fuse
, a fuse used in blasting under water.
– Sump men
(Mining)
, the men who sink the sump in a mine.
Webster 1828 Edition
Sump
SUMP
,Noun.
1.
A pond of water reserved for salt-works.2.
In mining, a pit sunk below the bottom of the mine.Definition 2024
sump
sump
English
Noun
sump (plural sumps)
- A hollow or pit into which liquid drains, such as a cesspool, cesspit or sink.
- The lowest part of a mineshaft into which water drains.
- A completely flooded cave passage, sometimes passable by diving.
- (automotive) The crankcase or oil reservoir of an internal combustion engine.
- (nautical) The pit at the lowest point in a circulating or drainage system (FM 55-501).
- (construction) An intentional depression around a drain or scupper that promotes drainage.
Translations
hollow or pit
lowest part of a mineshaft
completely flooded cave passage
(nautical) pit at the lowest point
(construction) intentional depression
Derived terms
Verb
sump (third-person singular simple present sumps, present participle sumping, simple past and past participle sumped)
- (intransitive) Of a cave passage, to end in a sump, or to fill completely with water on occasion.
- We discovered a new passage, but it sumped after 100 metres.
- This low passage sumps quickly after moderate rainfall.
Translations
to end in a sump