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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A pump used for compressing gas.
- n. A pump for raising water, or for any other service, the motive power of which is an internal-combustion engine.
Examples
“We're still dealing with chronic issues like high unemployment, high gas-pump prices and longer-term the higher prices that will be passed on to consumers because of rising costs for cotton and other raw materials.”
The Wall Street Journal: February's Sales Augur Well for Spring
“I know it has happened because the stylized battery icon suddenly is replaced by a stylized gas-pump icon.”
The Washington Post: Gene and the Machine: The shocking truth about the electric Volt
“Secret Service has been notified as part of the gas-pump card-skimming investigation.”
“Nearby St. Johns County in Florida has also been hit by the gas-pump card skimmers.”
“It's not known if the gas-pump skimming operation involves insiders or not.”
“You just plug the charging cable into a port in front of the driver door, much like you would insert a gas-pump nozzle into the fuel-filler.”
“Today's gas-pump blend, ubiquitous and known as E10, pushes power equipment to the limit, said Kris Kiser, the petroleum group's executive vice president.”
“NEW ORLEANS — Senator John McCain finally headed out to an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday morning to sound his call for more offshore drilling, a refrain he has repeated almost daily in this summer of gas-pump sticker shock.”
“When this will occur and how high oil prices will then climb cannot, of course, be known, but expect gas-pump shock.”
“Up ahead, Pete could see a passing lane, then a brightly lit convenience store and gas-pump island.”
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