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

She is a bow-well, barge-loading, bucket ladder dredger, with a length of 186 ft., a breadth, moulded, of 36 ft., and a depth, moulded, of 13 ft.

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

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 is fitted with buffer springs at its upper end to lessen the shock when working in a seaway.

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