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gear pump

American  

noun

  1. lobular pump.


Etymology

Origin of gear pump

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

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A D.C.-powered brass gear pump processes up to 180 gallons of fuel per hour.

From Time Magazine Archive

The distributing valve forms a part of the crankcase as does the water intake, and the gear pump.

From Flying Machines: construction and operation; a practical book which shows, in illustrations, working plans and text, how to build and navigate the modern airship by Chanute, Octave

Lubrication was by means of the usual gear pump, and the piston and rod bearings continued to be splash-fed.

From The Wright Brothers' Engines and Their Design by Hobbs, Leonard S.

It then is pumped by a separate high pressure gear pump through the entire motor.

From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Pag?, Victor Wilfred

A large gear pump is located in the lowest point of the oil sump, and being submerged at all times with oil, does away with troublesome stuffing boxes and check valves.

From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Pag?, Victor Wilfred