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Synonyms:
reservoir, basin, catchment, cistern, collection chamber
A reservoir that receives drainage; a drain or receptacle for hydroponic nutrient solutions used for growing cannabis.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
sump (noun)1.
a pit or reservoir serving as a drain or receptacle for liquids as
a) - cesspool
b) a pit at the lowest point in a circulating or drainage system (as the oil-circulating system of an internal combustion engine)
c) chiefly British - oil pan
2.
British - crankcase
3.
German literally, marsh, from Middle High German
a) the lowest part of a mine shaft into which water drains
b) an excavation ahead of regular work in driving a mine tunnel or sinking a mine shaft
4.
something resembling a sump - sink
Sump (Wikipedia)
This article is about sumps in general. For cave sumps, see Sump (cave).
"Oil pan" redirects here. For the Transformer, see Oil Pan (Transformers).
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A sump is a low space that collects often undesirable liquids such as water or chemicals. A sump can also be an infiltration basin used to manage surface runoff water and recharge underground aquifers. Sump can also refer to an area in a cave where an underground flow of water exits the cave into the earth.

Sump (Wiktionary)
English
Alternative forms
- sumph (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English sompe, either from Middle Dutch somp, sump or Middle Low German sump from Old Saxon *sump, from Proto-West Germanic *sump, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *sumpaz. Doublet of swamp.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sʌmp/
- Rhymes: -ʌmp
Noun
sump (plural sumps)
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