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rope pump

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.

Noun

rope pump (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.

Forms of rope pump

pluralrope pumps

Questions about rope pump

What does rope pump mean?
Rope pump means a pump in which a rapidly running endless rope raises water by the momentum communicated to the water by its adhesion to the rope.
What part of speech is rope pump?
Rope pump is a noun.
What is the plural of rope pump?
The plural of rope pump is rope pumps.

Words near rope pump in the dictionary

  1. rope off
  2. rope out
  3. rope porter
  4. rope porters
  5. rope pulling
  6. rope pump
  7. rope pumps
  8. rope railway
  9. rope railways
  10. rope runner
  11. rope runners

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