hydraulic lift
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Abu Ali's trailer did not have a hydraulic lift to tip and dump his load.
From BBC • May 7, 2025
It added that police officers noticed a hydraulic lift was being operated at the gate and they kept the protesters from scaling the landmark building.
From Reuters • Sep. 17, 2023
Nelson told police Crawford went into the shop area and lowered the Monte Carlo from a hydraulic lift.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2016
It featured an underwater "bucket camera," colored fountains, geysers and fireworks, and a hydraulic lift to raise Williams 50 feet out of the water.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2016
Under the nearest hydraulic lift, which was holding a ’98 Toyota Corolla, a pair of legs stuck out—the lower half of a huge man in grubby gray pants and shoes even bigger than Tyson’s.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
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