Definitions for: Sump

[n] a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
[n] a well or other hole in which water has collected
[n] an oil reservoir in an internal combustion engine

Webster (1913) Definition: Sump, n. [Cf. G. sumpf a sump in a mine, a swamp, akin to
LG. sump, D. somp a swamp, Dan. & Sw. sump, and perhaps to E.
swamp.]
1. (Metal.) A round pit of stone, lined with clay, for
receiving the metal on its first fusion. --Ray.

2. The cistern or reservoir made at the lowest point of a
mine, from which is pumped the water which accumulates
there.

3. A pond of water for salt works. --Knight.

4. A puddle or dirty pool. [Prov. Eng.]

Sump fuse, a fuse used in blasting under water.

Sump men (Mining), the men who sink the sump in a mine.

Synonyms: cesspit, cesspool, sink

See Also: cistern, reservoir, well

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