sump
Liquid collection pit
A sump is a pit or reservoir that collects liquid, typically at the lowest point of a system.
In buildings, a sump collects water that seeps into basements; a sump pump removes it.
In engines, the sump (or oil pan) holds lubricating oil.
Mining operations use sumps to collect drainage.
The word suggests a place where unwanted liquids gather.
Slippery viscous fluid
- lubricationCoating to reduce friction
- engineMachine producing motion
- motorEnergy-to-motion converter
- crankcaseEngine's lower enclosure
dipstick · gasket · sediment · sludge · baffle · capacity · contamination · debris
Narrow vertical passage
- excavationAct of unearthing
- drainageLiquid removal system
- dewateringRemoving liquid from solids
- pitFruit's hard seed
underground · gallery · adit · catchment · runoff · accumulation · seepage · tailings
Subterranean building level
- drainageLiquid removal system
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
- groundwaterWater in underground rock
- ejectorDevice that expels objects
discharge · pit · submersible · pedestal · backup · battery · alarm · overflow
Care for an ailment
- effluentDischarged liquid waste
- clarifierSomething that explains better
- settlingReaching resolution or rest
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
sludge · grit · septic · interceptor · drainage · collection · industrial · overflow
Underground hollow in rock
- cenoteLimestone sinkhole revealing groundwater
- poolCollective fund or basin
- karstEroded soluble rock terrain
- limestoneCarbonate sedimentary rock
spelunking · cavern · speleology · subterranean · siphon · flowstone · grotto · stalactite
oil
Slippery viscous fluid
- lubricationCoating to reduce friction
- engineMachine producing motion
- motorEnergy-to-motion converter
crankcase · dipstick · gasket · sediment · sludge · baffle · capacity · contamination · debris · bottom-end
shaft
Narrow vertical passage
- excavationAct of unearthing
- drainageLiquid removal system
- dewateringRemoving liquid from solids
pit · underground · gallery · adit · catchment · runoff · accumulation · seepage · tailings · settling
basement
Subterranean building level
- drainageLiquid removal system
- floodOverwhelming water overflow
- groundwaterWater in underground rock
ejector · discharge · pit · submersible · pedestal · backup · battery · alarm · overflow · perimeter
treatment
Care for an ailment
- effluentDischarged liquid waste
- clarifierSomething that explains better
- settlingReaching resolution or rest
sediment · sludge · grit · septic · interceptor · drainage · collection · industrial · overflow · retention
cave
Underground hollow in rock
- cenoteLimestone sinkhole revealing groundwater
- poolCollective fund or basin
- karstEroded soluble rock terrain
limestone · spelunking · cavern · speleology · subterranean · siphon · flowstone · grotto · stalactite · stalagmite
bog
Acidic peat wetland
mire · quagmire · bayou · depression · catchment · seasonal · waterlogged · peat · stagnant · floodplain
- excavationdig, excavation, excavating, excavator, digging
- minemine shaft, adit, drift, crosscut, raise
- drainagedrain, drains, drainage ditch, drain pipe, floor drains
- Mining Heritagecolliery, coal town, mining town, mining settlement, mining camp
- basement waterproofingFrench drain, waterproofing, basement drain, moisture barrier, vapor barrier
- cave waterunderground river, underground lake, seepage, infiltration, percolation
sumppeak
Utmost height attained
apex · high point · summit · overflow · cistern
sumpsprinkler
Water-dispersing lawn fixture
distributor · diffuser · fountain · discharge pipe · outflow