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 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

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

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