pumpjack

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US/ˈpʌmpˌd͡ʒæk/

noun

The ground-based drive for a submerged pump in an oil borehole.

Scrabble 27

Meanings

nounpumpjack (plural pumpjacks)

plural pumpjacks · alternative pump jack

  1. USThe ground-based drive for a submerged pump in an oil borehole.

    Synonyms: nodding donkey

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe ground-based drive for a submerged pump in an oil borehole.

Origin

Translations

Dutch jaknikker
  • jaknikkerdrive for a submerged pump
French chevalet de pompage
  • chevalet de pompagedrive for a submerged pump
German Tiefpumpe, Pferdekopfpumpe
  • Tiefpumpedrive for a submerged pump
  • Pferdekopfpumpedrive for a submerged pump
Russian стано́к-кача́лка
  • стано́к-кача́лка (stanók-kačálka)drive for a submerged pump
Spanish bomba de varilla
  • bomba de varilladrive for a submerged pump
Cite this entry
APA

pumpjack. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pumpjack

MLA

“pumpjack.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pumpjack. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pumpjack,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pumpjack.

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