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Word: sump
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Meaning:
Noun:
- A completely flooded cave passage, sometimes passable by diving.
- A hollow or pit into which liquid drains, such as a cesspool, cesspit or sink.
- automotive The crankcase or oil reservoir of an internal combustion engine.
- construction An intentional depression around a drain or scupper that promotes drainage.
- nautical The circulating or drainage system (FM 55-501).
- The lowest part of a mine shaft into which water drains.
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Verb:
- transitive Of a cave passage, to end in a sump, or to fill completely with water on occasion.
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