Found 2 items, similar to Suction pump.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: suction pump suction pump n : a pump for raising fluids by suction
English → English (gcide) Definition: Suction pump Suction \Suc"tion\, n. [L. sugere, suctum, to suck; cf. OF. suction. See Suck, v. t.] The act or process of sucking; the act of drawing, as fluids, by exhausting the air. [1913 Webster] Suction chamber, the chamber of a pump into which the suction pipe delivers. Suction pipe, Suction valve, the induction pipe, and induction valve, of a pump, respectively. Suction pump, the common pump, in which the water is raised into the barrel by atmospheric pressure. See Illust. of Pump. [1913 Webster]