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How to pronounce “sump”
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Pronunciation guide for sump
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of sump with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- Circumnavigating Antarctica
bit of a logistical sump for some
- Definition summary
- A hollow or pit into which liquid drains, such as a cesspool, cesspit or sink.
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How to pronounce sump
Circumnavigating Antarctica

bit of a logistical sump for some
Example Sentences
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Meaning
- [Noun]
- A hollow or pit into which liquid drains, such as a cesspool, cesspit or sink.
- The lowest part of a mineshaft into which water drains.
- A completely flooded cave passage, sometimes passable by diving.
- (automotive) The crankcase or oil reservoir of an internal combustion engine.
- (nautical) The pit at the lowest point in a circulating or drainage system (FM 55-501).
- (construction) An intentional depression around a drain or scupper that promotes drainage.
- (Scotland) A sudden or heavy fall of rain; a deluge.
- [Verb]
- (intransitive) Of a cave passage, to end in a sump, or to fill completely with water on occasion.
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