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sump - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'sump' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Sump [ n.]
- A round pit of stone, lined with clay, for receiving the metal on its first fusion.
- The cistern or reservoir made at the lowest point of a mine, from which is pumped the water which accumulates there.
- A pond of water for salt works.
- A puddle or dirty pool.