suction pump

noun

a pump for raising water or other fluids by suction, consisting essentially of a vertical cylinder in which a piston works up and down, both the cylinder and the pump having valves that control the flow of the fluid.

suction pump

a pump for raising water or other fluid by suction. It usually consists of a cylinder containing a piston fitted with a flap valve

First recorded in 1815–25

As the clock struck twelve he gave the signal at which the large suction-pump was to be set in motion.

Thorndyke winced and bit his lip, for the strange thing took hold of his flesh with the tenacity of a powerful suction-pump.

This involved the use of a suction-pump and called for a special installation for maintaining the pressure of water constant.

With a suction pump, on the other hand, the pipe from well to pump may bend and turn to suit conditions.

The Scaritt's window-shades always rolled; their doorbell always rang with a satisfactory zing; their suction-pump never stuck.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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