HYDRAULIC RAM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hydraulic ram mean? 

• HYDRAULIC RAM (noun)
  The noun HYDRAULIC RAM 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 RAM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HYDRAULIC RAM (noun)

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 ram" is a kind of...):

pump (a mechanical device that moves fluid or gas by pressure or suction)