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Bucket dredge

A dredging device that picks up sediment by mechanical means, often with multiple buckets attached to a wheel. This device is used to collect sediment from the floor of a body of water, often to facilitate navigation in the waterway by craft that require a deeper channel.



07-14-2008 23:18:10
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