hydraulic ram
noun
1.
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.
Origin
1800-10
Examples from the web for
hydraulic ram
Once formed, the bale is then pushed out of the baling machine by a second
hydraulic ram
.
The compactor shall be water tight and contain
hydraulic ram
internally.
Once formed, the bale is then pushed out of the baling machine by a
hydraulic ram
.
hydraulic ram
dimensions and stroke need to be accounted for when locating tendon anchors within the box.
The upper
hydraulic ram
on the backhoe arm moves the bar forward and backward so the holes can be punched at almost any angle.
The bale is then pushed out of the baling chamber by a
hydraulic ram
.
The upper
hydraulic ram
on the backhoe arm moves the bar forward and backward so holes can be punched at almost any angle.
The rail load is applied using a
hydraulic ram
that compresses a rail instrumented with six strain gauges.
The second area involved the lifting arms and the
hydraulic ram
.
The jacking system was comprised of an
hydraulic ram
and a hand-operated pump.
British Dictionary definitions for
hydraulic ram
hydraulic ram
noun
1.
any large device involving the displacement of a piston or plunger driven by fluid pressure
2.
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