Definitions
a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
Word origin
From Middle English sompe, either from Middle Dutch somp, sump or Middle Low German sump from Old Saxon *sump, from Proto-West Germanic *sump, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *sumpaz. Doublet of swamp.
Used in a sentence
“"Me and the lads did it this morn." "It was pouring!" Brody said. "If I was tae stop an activity because of a sump o' rain, I'd never get anythin' done," Finn remarked with a twinkle in his eye.”
“We discovered a new passage, but it sumped after 100 metres.”
“This low passage sumps quickly after moderate rainfall.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Low collecting basin”4 letters
02“Drainage pit”4 letters
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