hydraulic ram

Meaning

Noun

  • 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.
  • A hydraulic cylinder with a piston activated by pumping hydraulic fluid into the cylinder.

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