#engineering terminology

• Self-priming — The mechanical and hydraulic capacity or process whereby a pump or an engine automatically evacuates air from its suction line and fills itself with the liquid to be pumped, initiating normal operation without requiring prior manual priming of the circuit by an operator.
• Ferryboat — A large, flat-bottomed watercraft used for transporting vehicles, goods, and people across a watercourse; a ferryboat. In technology, the term designates an industrial container used for electrolysis, batteries, or settling, or the moving jaws of a vise or chuck that secure a tool or object during machining.