pumpjack

English

Alternative forms

• pump jack

Etymology

pump +‎ jack

Noun

pumpjack (plural pumpjacks)

1. (US) The ground-based drive for a submerged pump in an oil borehole.

Synonyms

• nodding donkey

Translations

drive for a submerged pump

• Dutch: jaknikker (nl) m
• French: chevalet de pompage (fr) m
• German: Tiefpumpe f, Pferdekopfpumpe m
• Navajo: chidí bikʼah hágéédi
• Russian: стано́к-кача́лка (ru) f (stanók-kačálka)
• Spanish: bomba de varilla f