hydraulic lift
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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A bucket truck, also known as a cherry picker, is a vehicle equipped with a hydraulic lift system and an extendable arm that ends in a bucket where a person can stand.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2025
Abu Ali's trailer did not have a hydraulic lift to tip and dump his load.
From BBC • May 7, 2025
It added that police officers noticed a hydraulic lift was being operated at the gate and they kept the protesters from scaling the landmark building.
From Reuters • Sep. 17, 2023
They also cycle moisture by holding it and bringing water to the surface with the hydraulic lift of their roots.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 14, 2022
Under the nearest hydraulic lift, which was holding a ’98 Toyota Corolla, a pair of legs stuck out—the lower half of a huge man in grubby gray pants and shoes even bigger than Tyson’s.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
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