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hydraulic ram
noun
- a device by which the energy of descending water is utilized to raise a part of the water to a height greater than that of the source.
hydraulic ram
noun
- any large device involving the displacement of a piston or plunger driven by fluid pressure
- 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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of hydraulic ram1
First recorded in 1800–10
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Example Sentences
Where the stream is on a lower level than the building a hydraulic ram can be used.
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Of appliances utilizing the forces of Nature, perhaps the simplest efficient machine is the hydraulic ram.
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The water power trust won't be able to get in here with a hydraulic ram!
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Chain jammed and packed under th' quadrant, like it had been set by a hydraulic ram!
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Punch might have quoted the authentic story of a very clever lady in this period who imagined that a hydraulic ram was an animal.
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