"force pump" Definition

Definitions for the word "force pump" from multiple English dictionaries.

1.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2.
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.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

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