hydraulic ram
Americannoun
noun
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any large device involving the displacement of a piston or plunger driven by fluid pressure
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a form of water pump utilizing the kinetic energy of running water to provide static pressure to raise water to a reservoir higher than the source
Etymology
Origin of hydraulic ram
First recorded in 1800–10
Example Sentences
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“Approaching the northeast coast of Flinders Island in eastern Bass Strait she suffered damage to the hydraulic ram that adjusts the angle of the canting or swinging keel beneath the hull,” the spokesman said.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 27, 2016
In weeks to come, a hydraulic ram will rack the tail to one side.
From BusinessWeek ● Feb. 13, 2014
Her essential part is a vertical hydraulic ram that carries a subcritical mass of fissionable material surrounded by a casing of neutron-reflecting material.
From Time Magazine Archive
A row of six buttons, three each side of the steering-wheel well, control the main sheet via a substantial hydraulic ram, tucked under the side deck on the port side of the cockpit.
From Time Magazine Archive
With respect to the action of the more protected pits, the principle of the hydraulic ram not unnaturally suggests itself.
From Ice-Caves of France and Switzerland by Browne, G. F. (George Forrest)
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