pump room
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of pump room
First recorded in 1735–45
Example Sentences
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Jointly owned by Inverclyde Council and Peel Ports, it recently secured £20m of UK government funding to repair the flooded pump room and ageing dock gates.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
Bear tracks led into the pool pump room, swamped in a foot of mud.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2023
Even so, he noted, concrete spalling and corrosion of reinforcement metal in the pool’s pump room would require significant structural repairs.
From New York Times ● Jul. 4, 2021
The letter said that the contractors had removed loose and damaged concrete from a pool pump room but added that they were not able to complete all necessary repairs.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 2, 2021
Dowry Square and Dowry Parade, with their little quaint pillars and balconies were in great request for invalids and visitors, from their near neighbourhood to the pump room.
From Under the Mendips A Tale by Marshall, Emma
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