bucket conveyor

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noun Machinery.

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.

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How to use bucket conveyor in a sentence

An 18-year-old Swedish rapper/Internet meme has inspired legions of impressionable teens to get based in bucket hats.
The Cult of Yung Lean: ‘I’m Building An Anarchistic Society From the Ground Up’|Marlow Stern|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Early one morning I was passing out hot water, when a man showed me a bucket of blood from his slashed wrists and asked for help.
A Million Ways to Die in Prison|Daniel Genis|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And it depends on grand juries who act as a conveyor belt, quickly funneling tens of thousands of young Black men into prison.
We Need More Ferguson-style Grand Juries|Kaimipono Wenger|November 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Her solution: a bucket list of influential people and places to visit and photograph.
Annie Leibovitz Talks About ‘Pilgrimage,’ Susan Sontag, Vogue & More|Justin Jones|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Somehow, their message has gone from lunch-bucket concerns to a date with Girls.
Earth to DNC: Dyspeptic Dad Still Votes, Too|Lloyd Green|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A fellow was dropt down in the bucket, and soon bawled out from the bottom, "I have found the punch-ladle, so wind me up."
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
A broken broom, covered with very ancient cobwebs, lay under one manger, and the remnants of a stable-bucket under another.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries|Charles G. Harper
When the bucket came up full of water, the top was all yellow with dandelions.
The Nursery, August 1873, Vol. XIV. No. 2|Various
If he has stolen a watering bucket or a harrow, he shall pay three shekels of silver.
The Oldest Code of Laws in the World|Hammurabi, King of Babylon
With a bucket of water and a broomstick he beat out the fire, and went for a run to warm up.
Love's Pilgrimage|Upton Sinclair