Definition of Overpumped

1. overpump [v] - See also: overpump

Lexicographical Neighbors of Overpumped

overprovisioning
overprovoke
overprovoked
overprovokes
overprovoking
overpsychologize
overpsychologized
overpsychologizes
overpsychologizing
overpublicize
overpublicized
overpublicizes
overpublicizing
overpull
overpump
overpumped (current term)
overpumping
overpumps
overpunch
overpunched
overpunches
overpunching
overpursue
overpursued
overpursues
overpursuing
overput
overqualification
overqualified
overquantified

Literary usage of Overpumped

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the ... Annual Convention by Traveling Engineers' Association, Canadian School Trustees' Association (1896)
"And how would you ascertain whether it was foaming or being overpumped? AQ 21. What do you do in case the water drops too low? AQ 22. ..."

2. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1902)
"... and it remains at the same height when the throttle is closed, it indicates that the boiler has been overpumped rather than that it is foaming; ..."

3. Hydropolitics along the Jordan River; Scarce Water and Its Impact on the by Aaron T. Wolf (1995)
"... Jordan could be provided to the West Bank, allowing increased development in that area while alleviating Israeli fears of overpumped Palestinian wells. ..."

4. Thirsty Cities: Urban Environments and Water Supply in Latin Americaby Danilo J. Anton by Danilo J. Anton (1993)
"During the last few decades, the aquifer has been overpumped resulting in widespread saline intrusion along the coastal zones. In addition, the volume of ..."

5. Water Balances in the Eastern Mediterranean by David B. Brooks, Ozay Mehmet (2000)
"... of available yield in the eastern mountain aquifer — the only one of the three main West Bank units not being overpumped at the time. ..."

6. Journal of the Sanitary Institute by Sanitary Institute (Great Britain) (1902)
"I should be glad to hear of any similar experience from anyone who has had to do with overpumped wells in close proximity to the sea which have become ..."

7. Watershed: The Role of Fresh Water in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflictby Stephen C. Lonergan, David B. Brooks by Stephen C. Lonergan, David B. Brooks (1994)
"... except immediately following a rainfall, and the two shallow aquifers that underlie the Strip, one sweet and one saline, are both being overpumped. ..."

8. Transactions by Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (1906)
"Along the whole extent of this Keuper Sandstone band the rocks afford underground water, and, where not overpumped, yield a constant supply to wells ..."

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