force pump

2 definitions found

force pump - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Force pump \Force" pump`\ (Mach.)
        (a) A pump having a solid piston, or plunger, for drawing
            and forcing a liquid, as water, through the valves; in
            distinction from a pump having a bucket, or valved
            piston.
        (b) A pump adapted for delivering water at a considerable
            height above the pump, or under a considerable
            pressure; in distinction from one which lifts the
            water only to the top of the pump or delivers it
            through a spout. See Illust. of Plunger pump, under
            Plunger.
            [1913 Webster]

force pump - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  force pump
      n 1: pump used to force a liquid up and expel it under pressure