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Meaning of wreck grab | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A device designed to lift salvage from a shipwreck.

Examples

“A feature of the vessel is the 100-ton wreck grab which has a capacity of 98 cu. yds.”
“The company also makes a rail-mounted portal double link level luffing crane, capable of handling 32t at 34m; also a pontoon-mounted luffing crane, self-propelled, equipped with wreck grab: maximum capacity 350t at 23m.”
“The wreck grab is brought to surface where recovered wreckage is lowered onto a barge.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

wreck of the Hesperus wreck the hoose juice wreck yard Wreckage Wrecked wreckedness

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