French : P
A TRANSLATION OF French SEA-TERMS and PHRASES: P
A TRANSLATION OF French SEA.TERMS and PHRASES: P
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La POMPE est engorgée, the pump is choaked or foul.
La POMPE est éventée, the pump blows, as being split and rendered unferviceable.
La POMPE est haute, ou la POMPE est franche, the pump sucks, or is dry. La POMPE est prise, the pump is fetched.
La POMPE se décharge, the pump has lost water. See DÉCHARGE.
POMPE à la Venetienne, a Venetian pump.
POMPE en bon état, POMPE libre, a good pump, or a pump in good trim.
POMPES à roüe & à chaines, chain.pumps.
POMPES de maître.valet, hand.pumps, used for water.casks, oil.casks, wine.casks, &c.
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© Derived from Thomas Cadell's new corrected edition, London: 1780, page 392, 2003
Prepared by Paul Turnbull
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/1702.html