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ram-pack en · ADJ
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(not-comparable) Associated with ram-packing.
A method of ram-pack grouting for setting the sole plates of the turbine generator quickly and effectively was developed, thus assuring a permanent and positive support.
1975, The Indian Concrete Journal - Volume 49, page 293:A ram-pack grouting method for setting turbine-generator sole plates has been developed which assures ...
1963, ELECTRICAL WORLD, page 86:After machining, teeth are milled, ram-pack hardened, and then precision ground in line with 0.500 locating hole in end of ram.
1954, American Machinist - Volume 98, page 178:
ram-pack en · VERB
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To pack tightly by applying pressure.
Besey removed her back hoofs from a box where she'd been ram-packing papers in.
2012, Keevy McAlavy, The Stench of Space, →ISBN, page 332:Workers who tend machines that fill and ram-pack hogsheads are classified as PACKER OPERATOR, AUTOMATIC (tobacco).
1991, Dictionary of Occupational Titles - Volume 2, page 934:
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(broadly) To fill to capacity.
Editor John T. Amber has ram-packed its 400 giant pages with everything you want to know about guns from the earliest Winchesters (like my Model 1866) to the newest stainless steel revolvers! Handloading, ballistics charts, antique and custom guns, field tests, target shooting and more are covered in remarkable detail.
1966, American Rifleman - Volume 114, Issue 9, page 11:
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