A plunger pump is a type of positive displacement pump that can be used at high pressures. This type of pump is often used to transfer municipal and industrial sewage. The invention of the plunger pump is attributed to Samuel Moreland based on a patent of 1675.
Reference
A History of Mechanical Inventions, Abbott Payson Usher, Courier Dover Publications, 1988, ISBN 048625593X, 9780486255934
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Plunger pump — Plunger Plun ger, n. 1. One who, or that which, plunges; a diver. [1913 Webster] 2. A long solid cylinder, used, instead of a piston or bucket, as a forcer in pumps. [1913 Webster] 3. One who bets heavily and recklessly on a race; a reckless… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Plunger — Plun ger, n. 1. One who, or that which, plunges; a diver. [1913 Webster] 2. A long solid cylinder, used, instead of a piston or bucket, as a forcer in pumps. [1913 Webster] 3. One who bets heavily and recklessly on a race; a reckless speculator.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plunger bucket — Plunger Plun ger, n. 1. One who, or that which, plunges; a diver. [1913 Webster] 2. A long solid cylinder, used, instead of a piston or bucket, as a forcer in pumps. [1913 Webster] 3. One who bets heavily and recklessly on a race; a reckless… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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