How to Use pumper in a Sentence

pumper

noun

• At the scene, some of the men began dragging hoses from a pumper truck.
  — Serhii Korolchuk, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2022
• The goal is to have the pumper ready and begin the agreement early next year.
  — Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer, 23 June 2021
• As a pumper truck, the fire engine carries water and hoses to the scene.
  — John Benson, cleveland, 1 Dec. 2021
• Plus, there's a fire station with a fire simulator, a pumper truck with a hose and a fire pool.
  — Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 June 2018
• The band takes it from an alluring tune to an annoying fist-pumper.
  — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 14 Dec. 2021
• The money helped pay for a new pumper truck for the volunteer fire department.
  — Angela Barajas and Martin Savidge, CNN, 25 Mar. 2021
• In 1927 Huntsville took possession of its new Ahrens-Fox pumper engine.
  — Jonece Starr Dunigan, AL.com, 6 July 2017
• The station opened March 27 with a pumper truck staffed by three firefighters, said Wilson.
  — Karen Zurawski, Houston Chronicle, 15 May 2018
• The pumper is owned by Liberty Township and no longer used as a frontline piece of equipment.
  — Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer, 10 June 2022
• Three fire trucks were damaged, with two of them — an engine and a tanker/pumper — having to be taken out of service for repairs.
  — Joe Taschler, Journal Sentinel, 15 July 2022
• The company sold every type of pumper, engine and ladder truck.
  — Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2022
• Plano Fire-Rescue will receive two pumper fire trucks and an aerial ladder truck to replace old trucks.
  — Teri Webster, Dallas News, 21 June 2022
• But the project will impact the Jewett City Fire Department, which depends on the pond created by the dam as a back-up water source for its pumpers.
  — Janice Steinhagen, Courant Community, 29 May 2018
• The escalation from ballad to heart-pumper is deft, with a lone synth note the perfect segue from teasing to demanding.
  — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 17 May 2022
• Its gym should satisfy iron-pumpers, rowers and yogis alike.
  — Melanie D.g. Kaplan / Washington Post, Twin Cities, 20 Aug. 2019
• Since yesterday, a steady stream of pumper trucks - 3,000 gallons and more - enter and leave the area, carrying water in a steady convoy.
  — William Thornton | [e-mail], al, 1 Oct. 2019
• No prior discussions occurred with council as a whole about the pumper purchase.
  — Beth Mlady, cleveland, 23 July 2021
• In the meantime, Grutman — the hype man, the energy pumper, the one injecting that party-all-the time vibe — is missing out on the action, which has shifted to house parties.
  — Kelli Kennedy, orlandosentinel.com, 19 Oct. 2020
• The memorial, designed and built by factory employees, has two Mueller fire hydrants with the men’s names inscribed on the pumper caps.
  — William Thornton | [e-mail], al, 15 June 2022
• Polep said the gift of the pumper is appropriate because the Evanston Fire Department responds to a lot of calls at the university.
  — Brian L. Cox, chicagotribune.com, 27 Dec. 2021
• Instead, pumper trucks delivered water from a nearby source in Waukesha and filled a basin, from which water was drawn to extinguish the fire.
  — Jim Riccioli, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 1 May 2018
• Pumper is not a signatory to the loans, but three relatives and a former business associate are.
  — Peter Krouse, cleveland.com, 30 June 2017
• Urban firefighting systems, like fire engines, ladder trucks, and pumpers, are overwhelmed by the sheer number of homes to defend.
  — Time, 22 Aug. 2023
• Currently the station has six fire apparatus in the building, including brush, pumper and fire trucks.
  — Vanesa Brashier, Houston Chronicle, 22 Oct. 2017
• The plan calls for the use of Liberty Township’s 1999 Sutphen rescue pumper – now used as a backup vehicle – as the blocker vehicle.
  — Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer, 23 June 2021
• God gives glory and skill in all vocations, from janitors and septic tank pumpers to surgeons and scientists.
  — Author: Rev. Julia Seymour, Alaska Dispatch News, 12 Oct. 2017
• The company produces the iconic aerial tillers, pumpers, tankers, and rescue trucks driven by first responders across the country every day.
  — Michelle Malkin, National Review, 19 July 2017
• Vacuum pumper trucks suck the contents of the Honey Buckets, wherever they are located, and transport the waste to the property in Pacific, south of Auburn.
  — Christine Willmsen, The Seattle Times, 17 Sep. 2017
• The pumper was something the two men had worked on together since Ross officially joined the department as a volunteer firefighter 40 years ago.
  — Sue Kiesewetter, The Enquirer, 8 Apr. 2021
• From their second-floor barracks-like quarters, the firefighter hurriedly dropped down the brass pole to a hose wagon or a steel steamer pumper apparatus.
  — Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 24 June 2023

Last Updated: 17 Jul 2024