sump
noun
a pit, well, or the like in which water or other liquid is collected.
sumps
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pluralof sump.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Many of these older systems, especially the sumps, weren't designed to handle the corrosive mix of gasoline and ethanol sold in the United States.
From Salon ● Jun. 19, 2023
In very short order, much of this clean and lovely place, and a shoreline whose wetlands had cleaned and revived the natural system for millennia, were turned into sodden chemical sumps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2021
Though Kirk Cousins recovered his own fumble, this picture pretty much sumps up the Redskins season:
From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2015
In other cases, environmental testing has disclosed the presence of oil spreading in groundwater from old spills and sumps, rendering property close to worthless.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 6, 2015
The sewage of Manila is pumped three times into large sumps before it is finally dumped into the bay a mile from the city.
From The Critic in the Orient by George Hamlin Fitch
