BRIDGE TENDER

Domain	Definition
Occupations	Controls railroad or highway drawbridge over waterways to permit passage of vessels: Observes approaching vessels and listens for whistle signal from vessel indicating desire to pass. Moves levers that activate traffic signals and alarms, lower gates to halt street traffic, or activate interlocking railroad signals to warn oncoming railroad trains. Starts motors of drawbridge and moves levers to raise or turn drawbridge, giving vessels passage. Signals vessels to pass through opening. Inspects drawbridge and auxiliary equipment. Cleans, oils, and greases machinery. Writes and submits maintenance work requisitions. Prepares reports of accidents occurring on or to bridge. Records name of vessels passing and number of trains or vehicles crossing bridge. May relay messages to vessels in waterway. May make repairs and adjustments to drawbridge. May be required to hold Railway Signalman Certificate or similar license. (references)
	Controls horizontally and vertically adjustable bridge, between wharf and scow lashed to wharf, to allow railroad cars to be driven from land to scow: Moves bridge controls to extend and align bridge tracks with tracks on barge. Controls vertical movement of bridge in accordance with sinking of scow during loading. May lash scow to wharf with steel cable drawn taut by winch or windlass when tugboat brings scow into position. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "b-d-d-e-e-e-g-i-n-r-r-t"
	-2 letters: interbreed, rebreeding.
	-3 letters: deterring, interbred.
	-4 letters: begirded, beringed, breeding, dendrite, deringer, deterged, deterger, deterred, engirded, gendered, greedier, greenier, indebted, interbed, interred, rebidden, redenied, reedbird, reedited, reindeer, rendered, tendered, tenderer, trendier.
	-5 letters: bedding, beerier, beignet, bergere, berried, betided, breeder, bridged, brinded, bringer, debited, debride, deedier, deeding, degreed, deigned, derider, dernier, deterge, dredger, dreeing, endited, energid.
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