TERMIUM Plus®

The Government of Canada’s terminology and linguistic data bank.

DREDGE LADDER [1 record]

Record 1 2008-10-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dredging
CONT

The mining dredges were land-locked floating machines, digging the ponds that allowed them to float - and thus move - across the area to be mined. The floating dredge most commonly operated in the North was the California-type, also known as bucket-line dredge. This type of dredge used a continuous line of buckets (called the "digging ladder") to scrape the bottom and edge of the pond.

CONT

Parks Canada is issuing a Call for Tenders for the supply, fabrication and installation of a new foundation for the digging ladder at Dredge no. 4 National Historic Site of Canada in Dawson City, Yukon.

CONT

The depth of digging is controlled by changing the angle of the digging ladder through a running rigging system extending from a winch on the port side.

PHR

Floating deep-digging ladder dredge.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dragage
OBS

[Illustration :] Passerelle et échelle pour l'excavation de la drague n° 4.

Spanish

Save record 1

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2024
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Features

Language Portal of Canada

Access a collection of Canadian resources on all aspects of English and French, including quizzes.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: