Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- By hydraulic means; according to hydraulic principles.
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- adverb Using
hydraulics .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a hydraulic manner
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Examples
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The dredging will be done hydraulically, meaning it will not be necessary to drain the lake.
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The dredging will be done hydraulically, meaning it will not be necessary to drain the lake.
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At higher speeds, the deck-mounted aero brake juts hydraulically into the windstream.
The Best Sports Car, and Why to Skip It Dan Neil 2011
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According to both Chesapeake and local officials, the well had already been drilled when the accident occurred and was in the process of being hydraulically fractured, a process in which millions of gallons of water and chemicals are injected into the ground to crack open gas-bearing rocks.
Pennsylvania Gas-Well Blowout Forces Evacuation Ben Casselman 2011
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The higher emissions from shale gas occur at the time wells are hydraulically fractured -- as methane escapes from flow-back return fluids -- and during drill out following the fracturing.”
Brendan DeMelle: Highway to Hell: Why Shale Gas Fracking Is Worse Than Coal for Climate Brendan DeMelle 2011
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McLaren At higher speeds, the deck-mounted aero brake juts hydraulically into the windstream.
The Best Sports Car 2011
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The electrically assisted steering is crisp and affirmative, with a build-up of effort off center as you'd expect in a hydraulically assisted system.
Chevrolet Volt: A Win for the Home Team Dan Neil 2010
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The EPA's proposed new emission regulations would govern all oil and gas drilling, though its concern is focused on new wells into shale because drilling and hydraulically fracturing these wells requires drilling rigs, compressor stations and other machinery that generate air pollution.
Hearing Focuses on Air Quality at Wells Ana Campoy 2011
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It's a very bad dream and the fact that I lived in Las Vegas, where the only tidal waves are hydraulically pumped through a funnel into the pool at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino, made it especially puzzling, but that's how it goes every time.
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Then open the valves to allow displacement of the line pressure and hydraulically slide a top in place and bolt.
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