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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
Sense 1
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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