A Pump Boat is an
Pump boats are popular in coastal towns of the
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pump — pump1 S3 [pʌmp] n [Sense: 1, 3; Date: 1400 1500; : Middle Low German; Origin: pumpe or Middle Dutch pompe, probably from Spanish bomba] [Sense: 2; Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Origin unknown] 1.) a machine for forcing liquid or gas into or out of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pump — 1 noun 1 (C) a machine for forcing liquid or gas into or out of something: water/air/beer etc pump (=for moving water/air etc) | hand/foot pump (=operated by your hand or foot) | petrol pump/gas pump (=for putting petrol or gas into cars) see… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pump bilges — (of a male) to urinate The water is expelled over the side of a boat: See if you can put a Martini together while I pump bilges. (Clancy, 1989) Also as pump ship … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
Pump well — Well Well, n. [OE. welle, AS. wella, wylla, from weallan to well up, surge, boil; akin to D. wel a spring or fountain. ????. See {Well}, v. i.] [1913 Webster] 1. An issue of water from the earth; a spring; a fountain. [1913 Webster] Begin, then,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scoop water out of a boat — pump water out of a ship … English contemporary dictionary
The Boat Race — Exhausted crews at the finish of the 2002 Boat Race. Cambridge at the left. The event generally known as The Boat Race is a rowing race in England between the Oxford University Boat Club and the Cambridge University Boat Club, rowed between… … Wikipedia
Patrol Boat, River — MK II PBR Class overview Name: PBR (Patrol Boat Riverine) Operators … Wikipedia
79th Street Boat Basin — The 79th Street Boat Basin is a marina located in the Hudson River on the Upper West Side of the New York City borough of Manhattan, on Riverside Park at the foot of West 79th Street. Maintained and operated by the New York City Department of… … Wikipedia
Henrichenburg boat lift — The Henrichenburg boat lift facilitates a change in elevation of the Dortmund Ems Kanal in Waltrop Oberwiese. The boat lift is part of the Waltrop Lock Park (Schleusenpark), which includes the old Henrichenburg boat lift built in 1899, a disused… … Wikipedia
Inflatable Rescue Boat — Inflatable Rescue Boats (IRBs) have been used for all forms of surf rescue, retrieval, and service by Surf Lifesaving in New Zealand and Australia since the late 80s. Overview IRBs are made of rubber and consist of 4 inflatable tubes 2 side tubes … Wikipedia
