force pump

noun

a pump that delivers a liquid under pressure, so as to eject it forcibly.

Words nearby force pump

force fit, force majeure, force of habit, force of mastication, force play, force pump, force someone's hand, force to be reckoned with, force-draft, force-feed, force-field analysis

Compare lift pump.

Origin of force pump

First recorded in 1650–60

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Examples from the Web for force pump

This projectile was discharged from a powerful air-gun—the walking-stick form—provided with a force-pump and key.
The Red Thumb Mark|R. Austin Freeman
I said, and then she asked, "Is there a windmill or a force-pump?"
A Pair of Patient Lovers|William Dean Howells
There was only the sound of the force-pump and the swallowing of the Eddy.
Romany of the Snows|Gilbert Parker
The fact is that the root acts as a kind of force-pump, and keeps up a constant pressure inside the tissues of the plant.
Meteorology|J. G. M'Pherson

The fine parlor-maid was down in the kitchen at the force-pump, with Olivia and Adelaide to help and keep her at it.
We Girls: A Home Story|Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney

British Dictionary definitions for force pump

force pump

noun

a pump that ejects fluid under pressureCompare lift pump

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force pump

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