bucket ladder

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noun

a series of buckets that move in a continuous chain, used to dredge riverbeds, etc, or to excavate land
(as modifier)a bucket-ladder dredger

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Words nearby bucket ladder

bucket, bucket about, bucket brigade, bucket conveyor, bucketful, bucket ladder, bucket list, bucket out, bucket seat, bucket shop, bucket truck

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How to use bucket ladder 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
Then when we arrive at his flat in Shepherd's Bush following the escape, perhaps there ought to be remnants of the ladder.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|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
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

Some of the rescuers took elevators to the top floor and continued up to the roof via a straight ladder.
Rescue at One World Trade Center|Michael Daly|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Some of the alarm returned, however, when the creature attempted to climb up by his own ladder.
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
It was no sooner accomplished, than Ripperda was on the top of the ladder, and in a few seconds by his side.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
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
No, he was a hard-headed Scotchman, full of ability and work, and as a railway manager stood at the top of the ladder.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
He said they would be unable to raise the heavy ladder to the tower window; and that was a fact.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn|Margaret Penrose