bucket conveyor

noun

, Machinery.

1. a conveyor consisting of an endless chain with a series of buckets attached at regular intervals, used for moving ore, gravel, grain, or other bulk materials.

Example Sentences

Sand was taken from the stream bed and delivered to the work by bucket conveyor.

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The gravity or tilting bucket conveyor can be used as a combined elevator and conveyor.

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Another well-known appliance of this type is the pan bucket conveyor.

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