English Explanatory Dictionary

hydraulic ram

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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 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.

Word forms

hydraulic ram hydraulic rams

Synonyms

hydram

Related words

water hammer
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