pump-house

Pocock V., the last of the line, was blown up in a pump-house by a bomb during a petty revolt of the miners in the Indian Territory.

Chapter 16: The End 2010

Our pump-house is a small wooden shed sheltering a tank of water drawn from the well on our property.

Sharon Glassman: What Do You Do When The Well Runs Dry? 2008

But someone had left the pump-house door ajar in sub-zero temps.

Sharon Glassman: What Do You Do When The Well Runs Dry? 2008

Until my pump-house tank went kaflooey, I didn't have a question, or even a clue.

Sharon Glassman: What Do You Do When The Well Runs Dry? 2008

Mr J.L.B. Matekoni put down his tool box at the entrance to the pump-house and cautiously pushed the door open.

Tears Of The Giraffe Smith, Alexander McCall, 1948- 2000

The pump-house was a quiet place, and all that he had heard so far was the call of birds in the acacia trees.

Tears Of The Giraffe Smith, Alexander McCall, 1948- 2000

After he had finished tea with Mma Potokwane, he had fol-lowed the path that led to the pump-house.

Tears Of The Giraffe Smith, Alexander McCall, 1948- 2000

The pump-house was itself shaded by a stand of umbrella-like thorn trees, which, when Mr J.L.B. Matekoni arrived, provided a welcome circle of shade.

Tears Of The Giraffe Smith, Alexander McCall, 1948- 2000

A tin-roofed shack, like the pump-house was, could become impossibly hot in the direct rays of the sun and that would not help any machinery inside.

Tears Of The Giraffe Smith, Alexander McCall, 1948- 2000

Like the rooming house, the pump-house was almost excessively tidy.

Ship Of Magic Hobb, Robin 1998