Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Schwimmgreiferanlagen
English translation:
floating grab dredgers
Added to glossary by
Ted Wozniak
Jul 10, 2003 21:32
20 yrs ago
German term
United States
Bridging the Language GAAP-
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
Schwimmgreiferanlagen
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Mining & Minerals / Gems
die Herstellung, den Umbau und Reparaturen von Schwimmgreiferanlagen, Eimerkettenbaggern und Schwimmbändern
floating excavators/dredgers????
floating excavators/dredgers????
Proposed translations
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| 4 | floating grab dredgers [floating grab dredging equipment] |
Steffen Walter
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| 3 +1 | grab dredger |
Kim Metzger
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Proposed translations
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Steffen Walter
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Germany
Top-Notch Service | Direct Clients Only
Native in: German (Variant: Germany)
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German, and 1 more.
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floating grab dredgers [floating grab dredging equipment]
This is the full term I got to know first-hand as the co. I work with operates sand and gravel businesses in Germany extracting material from the Rhine and Elbe rivers, performing wet dredging. The "Anlagen" stands for "Bagger" here.
Eimerkettenbagger - bucket dredger/excavator
Schwimmbänder - floating conveyors [conveyor systems]
(but you knew that, didn't you?)
Eimerkettenbagger - bucket dredger/excavator
Schwimmbänder - floating conveyors [conveyor systems]
(but you knew that, didn't you?)
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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
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grab dredger
According to Langenscheidt - Technik, a Schwimmgreifer is grab dredger or even a grapple dredger. I have no idea what the Anlagen refers to.
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