Centrifugal Pump 5 : A pump that expels water by centrifugal force through the ports of a circular impeller rotating at high speed. This type of pump allows the discharge line to be shut off while the pump is running
The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC), Glossary of Forest Fire Management Terms, Manitoba, Canada 2003. http://bcwildfire.ca/mediaroom/Backgrounders/2003_ Fire_Glossary.pdf, (For Fr - Canad) {474}