Meanings
nounpump house (plural pump houses)
plural pump houses
- alternativeAlternative form of pumphouse.
At the lowest point, a short length of tunnel was driven alongside the up line, with a cross passage, to serve as a sump and pump house for dealing with any accumulation of water.
1958 August 28, T. S. Lascelles, “Diamond Jubilee of the Waterloo & City Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 520
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna house where pumps (e.g. to irrigate) are installed and operated
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