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hydraulic

[hahy-draw-lik, -drol-ik] / haɪˈdrɔ lɪk, -ˈdrɒl ɪk /
ADJECTIVE
moved by fluid under pressure
Synonyms
STRONG
hydromechanical
WEAK


Example Sentences

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Recent months have seen a different team of engineers install a replacement engine as well as carry out checks on electrical and hydraulic systems.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

“It’s like a hydraulic system. It really is very much like the jacks that push your car up, or something that an excavator might have,” Drew said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Drew, who is also associate director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, compared the process to a hydraulic system.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

Left with no idea how to wrap itself up, “Undertone” throws every one of those horror tropes under a hydraulic press, shoving them together, hoping that the result will be prettier than just polished garbage.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

Part of the floor slid back and the entire pool table disappeared into it, carried down by a hydraulic lift.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz



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