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sump  (smp)

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.

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[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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sump [sʌmp]

n

1. (Engineering / 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 reservoir

2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) another name for cesspool

3. (Mining & Quarrying) Mining

a.  a depression at the bottom of a shaft where water collects before it is pumped away

b.  the front portion of a shaft or tunnel, ahead of the main bore

4. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Brit dialect a muddy pool or swamp

[from Middle Dutch somp marsh; see swamp]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sump - an oil reservoir in an internal combustion engine reservoir - tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil)
	2.	sump - a well or other hole in which water has collected well - 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 it cesspit, cesspool, sink cistern - an artificial reservoir for storing liquids; especially an underground tank for storing rainwater

Translations

sump [sʌmp] N (Aut) → cárter m (Min) → sumidero m; (= cesspool) → letrina f

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sump [ˈsʌmp] n (British) [car] → carter m

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sump

n (Brit Aut) → Ölwanne f; (Min) → Sumpf m

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sump [sʌmp] n (Aut) → coppa dell'olio, carter m inv

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sump

n sump [samp]

the part of a motor-engine that contains the oil. oliebak, olietenk بالوعَة الزَّيْت двигател mazací skříň bundkar die Ölwanne ντεπόζιτο αυτοκινήτου cárter de aceite õlivann مخزن روغن öljypohja réservoir אַגָן שֶׁמֶן मोटर इंजन का एक हिस्सा karter, taložnik za sabiranje ulja olajteknő tangki oli (olíu)panna coppa 油受け 기름통 karteris kartera tilpne takungan pelincir oliereserevoir bunnpanne miska olejowa reservatório de óleo rezervor маслосборник spodok kľukovej skrine, motorová vaňa karter dno kartera oljetråg อ่างน้ำมันเครื่อง yağ karteri 集油槽，機油箱 відстійник موٹر انجن کا وہ حصہ جس میں تیل ہوتا ہے bình hứng dầu 集油槽，机油箱