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dewatering

Construction; Heavy & civil

Removing water by pumping, drainage, or evaporation.

dieseling

Construction; Heavy & civil

In a compressor, explosions of mixtures of air and lubricating oil in the compression chambers or other part of the air system.

differential

Construction; Heavy & civil

A device that drives two axles and allows them to turn at different speeds to adjust to varying resistance.

differential lock

Construction; Heavy & civil

Mechanism that when engaged does not allow one side of the drive axle to spin.

dipper

Construction; Heavy & civil

Trip A device that unlatches the door of a shovel bucket to dump the load.

dipper handle

Construction; Heavy & civil

A name for the standard revolving shovel (dipper shovel), and for the straight shaft or shafts which connects the bucket (dipper) with the boom. See also Dipper Stick.

dipper stick

Construction; Heavy & civil

A name for the standard revolving shovel (dipper shovel), and for the straight shaft or shafts which connects the bucket (dipper) with the boom. See also Dipper Handle.

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