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Noun: hydraulic ram
  1. A water pump that uses the kinetic energy of flowing water to force a small fraction of that water to a reservoir at a higher level
    "The farm relied on a hydraulic ram to supply water to elevated fields";
    - hydraulic pump

Derived forms: hydraulic rams

Type of: pump

Encyclopedia: Hydraulic ram