adjective [usuallybeforenoun]
1 (of water, oil, etc.) moved through pipes, etc. under pressure:
hydraulic fluid
2 (of a mechanism) operated by liquid moving under pressure:
hydraulic brakes
3 connected with hydraulic systems:
hydraulic engineering
hydraulically adverb:
hydraulically operated doors
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