stirrup pump

stir·rup pump

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [stur-uh p, stir-, stuhr- puhmp]
- /ˈstɜr əp, ˈstɪr-, ˈstʌr- pʌmp/
- /ˈstɪr.əp pʌmp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stur-uh p, stir-, stuhr- puhmp]
- /ˈstɜr əp, ˈstɪr-, ˈstʌr- pʌmp/

Definitions of stirrup pump words

noun stirrup pump a small hand pump held steady by a stirruplike foot bracket, often used in firefighting. 1
noun stirrup pump a hand-operated vertical reciprocating pump, such as one used in fire-fighting, etc, in which the base of the cylinder is placed in a bucket of water 0
noun stirrup pump a hand pump for putting out fires, set in a bucket and held firm by a stirrup, or bracket, for one foot 0

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Origin of stirrup pump

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

First recorded in 1935-40

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Parts of speech for Stirrup pump

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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stirrup pump popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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