Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hydraulic ram

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.59 in modern English

Syllables: hy-draulic ram
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hydraulic, ram.

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.

noun

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

Example Sentences

"The lifts are operated by means of a hydraulic ram with wire ropes, which derives its pressure from a small pump driven by an electric motor."
"The sleeper squarer manufactured by Permaquip is used to push sleepers back into their correct alignment, using hydraulic rams."

Inflected Forms

hydraulic rams (plural)

Phrases

water hammer

Frequently Paired Words

water hammer

Synonyms

hydram hydraulic pump

Questions

What does hydraulic ram mean?: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hydraulic, ram.

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