How to Use hydraulic in a Sentence

hydraulic

adjective
  • These fit between the pad and the brake caliper's hydraulic piston.
    Mike Allen, Popular Mechanics, 1 Oct. 2020
  • Two other people were still trapped in the car, and firefighters were able to use hydraulic rescue tools to free them.
    Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2024
  • The latter employs a hydraulic system pressurized by a 48-volt pump.
    Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 28 Oct. 2020
  • The people of Pompeii used cranes, hydraulic systems and medical equipment.
    Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, 3 Nov. 2020
  • After an inner liner is removed, hydraulic hammers on the exterior of the dome chip away at the bottom of the structure.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2020
  • The plane has been completely rewired and features rebuilt fuel, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 10 Nov. 2020
  • Daphne also tows a hydrophone to collect corroborating audio, such as the whine of a hydraulic winch hoisting a fishing net.
    Vanessa Minke-Martin, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Nov. 2020
  • Most new, high-end bikes are compact, lightweight, and hyper-responsive, with carbon-fibre frames, drop handlebars, and disk brakes, some of which are hydraulic.
    Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2024
  • Construction crews used a series of hydraulic jacks and steel cables to lift the bowl 10 inches at a time, according to a video presentation shared by the city.
    Teri Webster, Dallas News, 12 Oct. 2020
  • The location of the cabin on permafrost prevented much gardening and required Mr. Adams to level the structure with a hydraulic jack each spring.
    Michael O’Donnell, WSJ, 2 Oct. 2020
  • But McLaren’s decision to retain hydraulic steering (when all its rivals have gone electric) should ensure detailed feedback even at everyday speeds.
    Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2024
  • The Sensory's trick suspension also benefits the steering, in that the boost (hydraulic as well, with a hefty feel) is determined by vehicle speed rather than engine speed.
    Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 24 Nov. 2020
  • Reliable stopping power is provided by four-piston Tektro hydraulic brakes with 203-mm rotors.
    Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 8 Aug. 2024
  • The body was found wrapped in heavy tire chains and anchored to the bottom of the lake with a hydraulic jack.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2023
  • These hydraulic ponies turned out to be the perfect mules.
    Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2024
  • And for those who like to tinker, six of those spots have hydraulic lifts.
    Brianna Griff, Chron, 21 Aug. 2022
  • The tender sits aft on the owner’s deck and can be moved about by a hydraulic crane.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2024
  • The silos are built from ground level and raised with a hydraulic lift.
    Mckenna Oxenden, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2022
  • The cat also has aft and bow lounges and a hydraulic stern platform.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2024
  • All of which are promptly crushed by a hydraulic press.
    Byeleanor Pringle, Fortune, 10 May 2024
  • There’s a moment where Pink is on a hydraulic lift under the stage.
    Simon Thompson, Forbes, 20 May 2021
  • Palmer, a former hydraulic repairman in the U.S. Air Force, rode out the storm on his bed.
    Nada Hassanein, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2022
  • Some will prefer hydraulic brakes over the disc brakes built in to the Sol Eclipse, for example.
    Maren Estrada, BGR, 26 Apr. 2022
  • One year the hydraulic lift slipped down the hill and either knocked down a neighbor’s chimney or crashed through the roof.
    Ryan Kost, SFChronicle.com, 10 Dec. 2020
  • Then came the Gold Rush, with hydraulic mining that choked creeks with gravel.
    Catrin Einhorn Max Whittaker, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2023
  • The hydraulic system on the Boeing 777 runs key systems, such as the landing gear, flaps and brakes.
    Gregory Wallace, CNN, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Disc brakes with hydraulic systems should be checked for leaks.
    George Petras, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2023
  • One thing to be mindful of: a bike with hydraulic brakes cannot be stored upside down.
    Popular Science, 10 Mar. 2021
  • Davila brought the girl aboard the bus at 8:29 a.m. using a hydraulic lift for her wheelchair, the complaint states.
    Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 25 July 2023
  • An Iraqi missile had severed the plane's hydraulic lines.
    David Martin, CBS News, 1 May 2023

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