SUMPS
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Scrabble
12
WWF
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Definition
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.
- The crankcase or oil reservoir of an internal combustion engine.
- The pit at the lowest point in a circulating or drainage system (FM 55-501).
verb
- Of a cave passage, to end in a sump, or to fill completely with water on occasion.“This low passage sumps quickly after moderate rainfall.”
Source: Wiktionary
