A pit or large plastic bucket or barrel inside the home designed to collect groundwater from a perimeter drain system.

The lowest area of a landfill into which leachate drains.

mid-15c., "marsh, morass" (from mid-13c. in place names), from Middle Dutch somp or Middle Low German sump, from Proto-Germanic *sumpaz, from PIE *swombho- "spongy." Meaning " [..]

A basin into which water drains and from which the water is pumped out.

A pit in a basement floor which collects water and into which a sump pump is placed to remove the water.

reservoir or receptacle that serves as a drain or holder for hydroponic nutrient solutions.

The space in the engine block under the crankshaft into which the oil drains from its various applications.

(n) an oil reservoir in an internal combustion engine(n) a well or other hole in which water has collected(n) a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it

Pit or large plastic bucket/barrel inside the home designed to collect ground water from a perimeter drain system.

A basin into which water drains and from which the water is pumped out.

lowest position of crankcase, containing oil.

The space in the engine block under the crankshaft into which the oil drains from its various applications. Switch-gear

A reservoir.

A pit in the basement in which water collects to be pumped out with a sump pump.

A pit in a basement floor which collects water and into which a sump pump is placed to remove the water.

A sewage tank installed below the level of the lowest floor, with a submersible-type centrifugal pump that is used to pump the sewage into the public sewer main.

A pit or tank that catches liquid runoff for drainage or disposal.

A pit or tank that catches liquid runoff for drainage or disposal.

A pit or tank that catches liquid runoff for drainage or disposal.

A low-lying place, such as a pit, that receives drainage.

A pit or tank that catches liquid runoff for drainage or disposal.

A pit through a basement floor slab designed to collect water and thus avoid water problems in the basement. Water is often directed into the sump by drain tile around the inside or outside of the footings.

This term refers to a facility or structure that connects an industrial discharger to a public sewer. The sump could be a sample box, a clarifier, or an intercepting sewer.

The sump surrounds the crankshaft. It contains some amount of oil, which collects in the bottom of the sump (the oil pan) in an engine

A built in basin containing a pump that continually removes groundwater from outside your basement’s walls and floor, discharging the water away from your house. It prevents water from inundating your [..]

A pit or depression where liquids drain, collect, or are stored.

A pit or tank that catches liquid runoff for drainage or disposal.

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 di [..]