sump

sump

 (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.

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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. (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. (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. (Physical Geography) dialect Brit a muddy pool or swamp

[C17: from Middle Dutch somp marsh; see swamp]

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sump

(sʌmp)

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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sump

oil pan

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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

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Translations

بالوعَة الزَّيْت

mazací skříň

bundkar

Ölwanne

réservoir

olajteknő

panna

coppa dell'oliopozzo di scarico

karteris

kartera tilpne

bunnpanne

spodok kľukovej skrine

yağ karteri

机油箱集油槽

sump

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

sump

[ˈsʌmp] n (British) [car] → carter m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

sump

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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

sump

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

sump

(samp) noun

the part of a motor-engine that contains the oil. oliebak, olietenk بالوعَة الزَّيْت двигател reservatório de óleo mazací skříň die Ölwanne bundkar 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 oliereservoir bunnpanne miska olejowa د غوړیو ذخیره 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

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