Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In mining, a chamber or recess at the side of a shaft, where a pump is located.
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Examples
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"These early pump-station accidents suggest that a lot of the pump-station equipment they are using are not adequately engineered" for oil-sands crude, said Anthony Swift of the Natural Resources Defense Council, a Washington, D.C., environmental group.
TransCanada Pipeline Spills Oil in North Dakota Edward Welsch 2011
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TransCanada's Mr. Cunha said the spill was caused by the latest in a series of pump-station equipment failures.
TransCanada Pipeline Spills Oil in North Dakota Edward Welsch 2011
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They bring the long hose line that connects with the pump-station on the river.
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Before the leak was discovered nine days ago at a pump-station booster pump, the pipeline was carrying about 630,000 barrels a day - or
chron.com Chronicle 2011
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Before the leak was discovered nine days ago at a pump-station booster pump, the pipeline was carrying about 630,000 barrels a day - or
chron.com Chronicle 2011
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Officials first feared that up to 1 million gallons spilled but later said about 330,000 gallons overflowed a manhole after a pump-station malfunction.
cbs4denver.com 2010
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The sewage overflowed a manhole after a pump-station malfunction and got into Third Creek, which leads to canals and other waterways that flow toward Barr Lake.
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Human rights groups and Palestinian officials are reporting a sewage crisis, with human waste bursting from antiquated pipes as the Israeli blockade of Gaza doesn’t allow for sufficient diesel to power the pump-station generators.
Got To Scrape The Shit Right Off Your Shoe | ATTACKERMAN 2009
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