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unlimited pumpnounA kind of deep-well pump placed at the level of the water, and operated from above ground.
bull pumpnoun(mining) A direct single-acting pumping engine, in which the steam cylinder is placed above the pump.
pumpnounA device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.
pumpagenounThe amount of work done by pumps.
pump-jetnoun(nautical) A marine system that creates a jet of water for propulsion of watercraft.
pumpjetnounAlternative spelling of pump-jet. [(nautical) A marine system that creates a jet of water for propulsion of watercraft.]
force pumpnounA kind of pump in which the upstroke of the piston draws liquid, through an inlet valve, into the cylinder. On the downstroke, the liquid is discharged, through an outlet valve, into the outlet pipe.
pumpingverbThe act by which something is pumped.
jack-upnounAn increase or rise; usually said of prices, fees, or rates.
turbopumpnounA device consisting of a pump and a turbine mounted on the same shaft.
pipejackingnounThe use of hydraulic jacks to push pipes through the ground behind a TBM or shield, commonly used to create tunnels under existing structures such as roads or railways.
feed pumpnounA force pump for supplying a steam engine's boiler with water.
lift pumpnounAny pump that is not a force pump.
positive displacement pumpnounA pump which operates by periodically changing the volume of a cavity
oil wellnounA hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped.
pump carnounA light railroad car propelled by a hand-operated pumping mechanism; a handcar.
pump-carnounAlternative form of pump car. [A light railroad car propelled by a hand-operated pumping mechanism; a handcar.]
electropumpnounA pump driven by electricity.
racing jacknoun(automotive) A jack with a pumping action that lifts a car very quickly
pump trucknounA manually operated device for lifting and moving pallets.

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