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force pump

noun

  1. a pump that delivers a liquid under pressure, so as to eject it forcibly.


force pump

noun

  1. a pump that ejects fluid under pressure Compare lift pump
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Origin of force pump1

First recorded in 1650–60
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When the piston is driven downwards it pulls on a large beam which works a force pump.

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There's a big well a hundred feet deep in the stable-yard, and a force pump, which takes two men to work.

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Among these, are siphon pumps, the force pump of Ctesibius, a "fire-pump," having two cylinders, and two pistons, valves, and levers.

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These were filled by force pumps and fitted with hose made of the intestines of cattle.

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This syringe was furnished here and there with golden taps and tubes and tiny force pumps.

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