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HYDRAULIC PUMP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hydraulic pump mean?
• HYDRAULIC PUMP (noun)
The noun HYDRAULIC PUMP has 1 sense:
1. a water pump that uses the kinetic energy of flowing water to force a small fraction of that water to a reservoir at a higher level
Familiarity information: HYDRAULIC PUMP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A water pump that uses the kinetic energy of flowing water to force a small fraction of that water to a reservoir at a higher level
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
hydraulic pump; hydraulic ram
Hypernyms ("hydraulic pump" is a kind of...):
pump (a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction)
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