bucket ladder

British  

noun

1. 1. a series of buckets that move in a continuous chain, used to dredge riverbeds, etc, or to excavate land

   2. ( as modifier )

      a bucket-ladder dredger

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Example Sentences

A woman inside made her way to a window and was helped out of the building in a bucket ladder, and officials announced that other people were missing.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2023

A steam hoist with 6 × 11 engines raises and lowers the bucket ladder.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 595, May 28, 1887 by Various

The bucket ladder works through the well in the stern and weighs with buckets 120 tons.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" by Various

The fan of the centrifugal pump was 5.25 ft. diameter, and was driven by the motor of the bucket ladder.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" by Various

The bucket ladder is of sufficient length to dredge 36 ft. below the water level.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" by Various