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1sump — /sump/, n. 1. a pit, well, or the like in which water or other liquid is collected. 2. Mach. a chamber at the bottom of a machine, pump, circulation system, etc., into which a fluid drains before recirculation or in which wastes gather before… …
2sump — [sump] n. [ME sompe,SWAMP] 1. a) a pit, cistern, cesspool, etc. for draining, collecting, or storing liquids b) Brit. OIL PAN 2. Mining a) a pit or pool at the bottom of a shaft or mine, in which water collects and from which it …
3sump — /sʌmp / (say sump) noun 1. a pit, well, or the like in which water or other liquid is collected. 2. Machinery a container situated at the lowest point in a circulating system, especially the crankcase of an internal combustion engine, which acts… …
4sump — noun Etymology: Middle English sompe swamp more at swamp Date: 1653 1. a pit or reservoir serving as a drain or receptacle for liquids: as a. cesspool b. a pit at the lowest point in a circulating or drainage system (as the oil circulating system …
5sump — 1. noun a) A hollow or pit into which liquid drains, such as a cesspool, cesspit or sink. b) The lowest part of a mine shaft into which water drains. 2 …
6Dry sump — A dry sump is a lubricating motor oil management method for four stroke and large two stroke piston internal combustion engines that uses external pumps and a secondary external reservoir for oil, as compared to a conventional wet sump system.… …
7Dolcoath mine — Harriets Pumping Engine house, part of Dolcoath Mine, built in 1860 Dolcoath mine was a copper and tin mine in Camborne, Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. Its name derives from the Cornish for Old Ground , and it was also affectionately known as… …
8Oil pump (internal combustion engine) — This article is about a part in an internal combustion engine. For other uses, see Oil pump. Oil circulation system …
9Internal combustion engine — The internal combustion engine is an engine in which the combustion of a fuel (normally a fossil fuel) occurs with an oxidizer (usually air) in a combustion chamber. In an internal combustion engine, the expansion of the high temperature and high …
10Titan (cave) — Infobox Cave name = Titan photo = SpeedwellCavern.jpg caption = Speedwell Cavern which provided initial access to Titan location = Castleton depth = convert|141.5|m|ft|0|lk=on [http://www.hitchnhike.co.uk/pdc/cave guide peak titan.htm Peak… …
