Sump
noun
1.
a pit, well, or the like in which water or other liquid is collected.
2.
Machinery. a chamber at the bottom of a machine, pump, circulation system, etc., into which a fluid drains before recirculation or in which wastes gather before disposal.
3.
Mining.
a space where water is allowed to collect at the bottom of a shaft or below a passageway.
a pilot shaft or tunnel pushed out in front of a main bore.
4.
British. crankcase.
5.
British Dialect. a swamp, bog, or muddy pool.
noun
1.
a receptacle, such as the lower part of the crankcase of an internal-combustion engine, into which liquids, esp lubricants, can drain to form a reservoir
2.
another name for cesspool
3.
(mining)
a depression at the bottom of a shaft where water collects before it is pumped away
the front portion of a shaft or tunnel, ahead of the main bore
4.
(Brit, dialect) a muddy pool or swamp
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