suction pump
a pump for raising water or other fluids by suction, consisting essentially of a vertical cylinder in which a piston works up and down, both the cylinder and the pump having valves that control the flow of the fluid.
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How to use suction pump in a sentence
As the clock struck twelve he gave the signal at which the large suction-pump was to be set in motion.
Black Diamonds | Mr JkaiThorndyke winced and bit his lip, for the strange thing took hold of his flesh with the tenacity of a powerful suction-pump.
The Land of the Changing Sun | William N. HarbenThis involved the use of a suction-pump and called for a special installation for maintaining the pressure of water constant.
Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man | Francis Gano BenedictWith a suction pump, on the other hand, the pipe from well to pump may bend and turn to suit conditions.
If You're Going to Live in the Country | Thomas H. Ormsbee and Richmond HuntleyThe Scaritt's window-shades always rolled; their doorbell always rang with a satisfactory zing; their suction-pump never stuck.
Half Portions | Edna Ferber
British Dictionary definitions for suction pump
a pump for raising water or other fluid by suction. It usually consists of a cylinder containing a piston fitted with a flap valve
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