sump
noun/sʌmp/
/sʌmp/
- a hole or hollow area in which liquid waste collects
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- (North American English also oil pan)the place under an engine that holds the engine oil
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘marsh’): from Middle Dutch or Low German sump, or (in the mining sense) from German Sumpf; related to swamp.
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