hydraulic

Example Sentences

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The prosthesis John wears is technologically very complex, incorporating a microprocessor, hydraulics, a gyroscope, accelerometers and other force sensors.

From BBC

The drugs-making process has been replicated, with barrels of chemicals, a microwave, a hydraulic press and scales - reflecting the journey from paste to final product.

From BBC

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