Found 1 items, similar to Sinking head.
English → English (gcide) Definition: Sinking head Sinking \Sink"ing\, a. & n. from Sink. [1913 Webster] Sinking fund. See under Fund. Sinking head (Founding), a riser from which the mold is fed as the casting shrinks. See Riser, n., 4. Sinking pump, a pump which can be lowered in a well or a mine shaft as the level of the water sinks. [1913 Webster]