How do water pumps produce smooth, steady streams of water if the pump is moving up and down?

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My understanding may be wrong, but I’m fairly sure I’ve seen water pumps moving up and down or back and forth. Wouldn’t that produce little bursts of water? How does it get so smooth and consistent?

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Depends on the pump. Many do not follow an up-and-down path, though. Turbine pumps are very common, and have no in-and-out motion. A spinning rotor moves the water.
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