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SUCTION PUMP

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Dictionary entry overview: What does suction pump mean?

• SUCTION PUMP (noun)
The noun SUCTION PUMP has 1 sense:

1. a pump for raising fluids by suction

Familiarity information: SUCTION PUMP used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• SUCTION PUMP (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A pump for raising fluids by suction

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("suction pump" is a kind of...):

pump (a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "suction pump"):

stomach pump (a suction pump used to remove the contents of the stomach)

sump pump (a suction pump for removing liquid from a sump)

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