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hydraulic ram

noun

Definitions

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hydraulic, ram.

  2. A water pump in which a flow of water is intermittently halted by a valve so that the…

    A water pump in which a flow of water is intermittently halted by a valve so that the flow is forced upward through an open pipe, usually into a reservoir.

  3. A hydraulic cylinder with a piston activated by pumping hydraulic fluid into the cylinder.

    • The lifts are operated by means of a hydraulic ram with wire ropes, which derives its pressure from a small pump driven by an electric motor.

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