waterram
nounUK /ˈwɔːtəræm/
US /ˈwɔːtəræm/
A waterram is a machine that uses moving water to push some of that water up a hill.
The farmer used a waterram to pump water from the stream up to his field.
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2. A device that lifts water using the energy of falling water, with no motor or electricity.
The old waterram by the mill still works after a hundred years.
3. A tool or machine that strikes or drives something with water pressure.
The waterram hammered the pile into the riverbed.
4. A type of water-powered ram used in early mining to break rock.
Miners relied on a waterram to crush ore near the creek.