rope pump

noun

A pump in which a rapidly running endless rope raises water by the momentum communicated to the water by its adhesion to the rope.

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Meanings

nounrope pump (plural rope pumps)

plural rope pumps

  1. A pump in which a rapidly running endless rope raises water by the momentum communicated to the water by its adhesion to the rope.
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