ˈforce-pump
[f. force n. or v. + pump n.]
1. A pump employed to force water, etc. beyond the range of atmospheric pressure.
| 1659 J. Leak Waterwks. 34 This manner of force-Pump, which is one of the best Inventions. 1754 W. Emerson Princ. Mech. (1758) 276 Force pump, a pump that discharges water by pressing it upwards. 1825 J. Nicholson Operat. Mechanic 281 The fire-engine by Rowntree is a double force-pump. |
2. (See quot.)
| 1858 Simmonds Dict. Trade, Force-pump..the plunger pump for supplying the boiler of a locomotive engine. |