A sump pump is a pump used to remove water that has accumulated in a water collecting sump pit, commonly found in the basement of homes.
(Sump Pumps) Sump pumps are responsible for pumping excess ground water from the basement to the outside of the home. For those of you that have ever experience water back up in your basement, you know all about how much cleaning is involved and how much damage can be caused.
A position in which one is greatly or uncritically admired
base: a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp"
an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)
Each of the two supports of a kneehole desk or table, typically containing drawers
a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority); "they put him on a pedestal"
The base or support on which a statue, obelisk, or column is mounted