hydraulic elevator
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hydraulic elevator
(hī′drö·lik ′el·ə′vād·ər)
(mechanical engineering) An elevator operated by water pressure. Also known as hydraulic lift.
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hydraulic elevator
An elevator powered by the energy of a liquid under pressure in a cylinder which acts on a piston or plunger to move the elevator car. Also see plunger hydraulic elevator; roped hydraulic elevator.
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