suction pump
noun
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.
Origin of suction pump
First recorded in 1815–25
Words nearby suction pump
suction,
suction and curettage,
suction cup,
suction drainage,
suction lipectomy,
suction pump,
suction stop,
suction valve,
suctorial,
suctorian,
sud
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British Dictionary definitions for suction pump
suction pump
noun
a pump for raising water or other fluid by suction. It usually consists of a cylinder containing a piston fitted with a flap valve