hydraulic

Example Sentences

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The result is occasional delays to travelers as a massive hydraulic system lifts and retracts the center section of the bridge like slow-moving elevator doors.

From Seattle Times

In 2015, local officials across the Lone Star State moved to ban the hazardous toxic-drilling method known as hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking."

From Salon

Then came the Gold Rush, with hydraulic mining that choked creeks with gravel.

From New York Times

In Baja California, law enforcement busted two properties last year in the city of Tijuana and found large quantities of fentanyl pills and powder, with hydraulic presses to make tablets.

From BBC

A further search of the vehicle revealed a "professionally installed, hydraulically-controlled hide", which police had to break into with the use of hydraulics.

From BBC