CHAIN-PUMP
\t͡ʃˈe͡ɪnpˈʌmp], \tʃˈeɪnpˈʌmp], \tʃ_ˈeɪ_n_p_ˈʌ_m_p]\
Definitions of CHAIN-PUMP
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A machine for raising water. It consists of an endless chain passing over two wheels, one above and the other below the water, the former being worked by a winch; to the chain discs or buckets are attached; the chain with the buckets is made to pass upward through a tube, and thereby brings the water up when the winch is turned. See Chain-wheel.
By Henry Percy Smith
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