hydraulic fracturing

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noun

a process in which fractures in rocks below the earth's surface are opened and widened by injecting chemicals and liquids at high pressure: used especially to extract natural gas or oil.

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Also called frack·ing

[frak-ing], /ˈfræk ɪŋ/, hy·dro·frack·ing

[hahy-droh-frak-ing], /ˈhaɪ droʊˌfræk ɪŋ/, hy·dro·frac·tur·ing

[hahy-droh-frak-cher-ing]. /ˈhaɪ droʊˌfræk tʃər ɪŋ/.

Words nearby hydraulic fracturing

hydraulic accumulator, hydraulic brake, hydraulic cement, hydraulic coupling, hydraulic fluid, hydraulic fracturing, hydraulic lift, hydraulic mining, hydraulic motor, hydraulic pile, hydraulic press

How to use hydraulic fracturing in a sentence

A key driver of that dynamic was the surge in hydraulic fracturing.
How to understand the numbers of climate change|Philip Bump|April 22, 2021|Washington Post
New York blinks in the face of uncertainty and bans hydraulic fracturing.
New York’s Conservative Fracking Ban|Jay Michaelson|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
No city has borne a greater share of pain from the fracturing of the Beltrán Leyva Cartel than Héctor's beloved Acapulco.
Trading Dime Bags for Salvador Dali|Jason McGahan|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The elections are seen as a crucial step in stabilizing Ukraine and represent a chance to stop the fracturing of the country.
Desperate Violence Before Ukraine Vote|Jamie Dettmer|May 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Last month he stepped on a police stun grenade as it blew up, shredding his clothes and fracturing ribs.
Kiev’s Protestors Put on Uniforms|Anna Nemtsova|March 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Or maybe a book about renting a hydraulic lift and painting the house.
Nicholson Baker: How I Write|Noah Charney|September 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Pressed bricks, moulded under hydraulic pressure, and much used for facing work.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
It has been proved by hydraulic tests that good bricklayers' work can be executed at the latter minimum.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
Grey stone lime is feebly hydraulic, and makes a good mortar for ordinary work.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
At Sunderland, the bridge is first lifted by a hydraulic press so as to clear the roadway behind, and is then rolled back.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
The bridge is worked by hydraulic power, an accumulator with a load of 34 tons supplying pressure water at 630 lb per sq. in.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various