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1. (n.) sump
a pit, basin, cesspool, etc., in which liquid is collected or into which it drains.
2. sump
a chamber at the bottom of a machine, pump, etc., into which a fluid drains before recirculation or in which wastes gather before disposal.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME sompe < MD or MLG sump; akin to swamp)
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1. (noun) sump
an oil reservoir in an internal combustion engine
2. (noun) sump
a well or other hole in which water has collected
3. (noun) cesspool, cesspit, sink, sump
a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) sump
a round pit of stone, lined with clay, for receiving the metal on its first fusion
2. (noun) sump
the cistern or reservoir made at the lowest point of a mine, from which is pumped the water which accumulates there
3. (noun) sump
a pond of water for salt works
4. (noun) sump
a puddle or dirty pool
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Sense: the part of a motor-engine that contains the oil.
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 Afrikaans: oliebak, olietenk |
 Arabic: بالوعَة الزَّيْت |
 Bulgarian: двигател |
 Brazilian: reservatório de óleo |
 Czech: mazací skříň |
 German: dieÖlwanne |
 Danish: bundkar |
 Greek: ντεπόζιτο αυτοκινήτου |
 Spanish: cárter de aceite |
 Estonian: õlivann |
 Farsi: مخزن روغن |
 Finnish: öljypohja |
 French: réservoir |
 Hebrew: אַגָן שֶׁמֶן |
 Hindi: मोटर इंजन का एक हिस्सा |
 Croatian: karter, taložnik za sabir |
 Hungarian: olajteknő |
 Indonesian: tangki oli |
 Icelandic: (olíu)panna |
 Italian: coppa |
 Japanese: 油受け |
 Korean: 기름통 |
 Lithuanian: karteris |
 Latvian: kartera tilpne |
 Malay: takungan pelincir |
 Dutch: oliereserevoir |
 Norwegian: bunnpanne |
 Polish: miska olejowa |
 Persian: مخزن روغن |
 Pashto: د غوړیو ذخیره |
 Portuguese: reservatório de óleo |
 Romanian: rezervor |
 Russian: маслосборник |
 Slovak: spodok kľukovej skrine, m |
 Slovenian: karter |
 Serbian: dno kartera |
 Swedish: oljetråg |
 Thai: อ่างน้ำมันเครื่อง |
 Turkish: yağ karteri |
 Taiwanese: 集油槽，機油箱 |
 Ukrainian: відстійник |
 Urdu: موٹر انجن کا وہ حصہ جس می |
 Vietnamese: bình hứng dầu |
 Chinese: 集油槽，机油箱 |
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