hydraulic

IPA: haɪdrˈɔɫɪk

verb

  • (transitive) To mine using the technique of hydraulic mining.

adjective

  • Pertaining to water.
  • Related to, or operated by, hydraulics.
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Examples of "hydraulic" in Sentences

  • The process is known as hydraulic fracturing or "fracking."
  • Netherlands, one of the greatest works of all times in hydraulic engineering.
  • Places in hydraulic clamp which holds the shaft; the grip is attached to the shaft.
  • Weber, finds the source of Oriental Despotism (1957) in what he defines as the hydraulic society.
  • It was called a hydraulic jack, and was used for lifting the left or right half of a vehicle off the ground.
  • When the vessels have discharged all their precious liquid, the cauldron into which the metal has been poured is swung in mid-air by that unseen, effortless power which we know as hydraulic pressure, through the arc of
  • Indeed, there is a growing body of evidence showing that the most common method of extracting shale gas, which is known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, can be ruinous to the local environment, particularly the groundwater.

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