dredging
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- noun
- /ˈdrɛdʒɪŋ/
- Specialized
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drenaje
- The construction crew is dredging the river to remove debris and improve navigation.
- maintenance dredging
- dredging operation
- canal dredging
Examples
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Winslow (1881) suggested that dredging of oysters may have enlarged the beds by spreading the oysters and shells.
Academic text (1996) -
The group claimed that the dredging deteriorated the bottom.
Academic text (1990) -
Some channel dredging in the western end of the bay, however, eliminated good oyster beds.
Academic text (1990) -
The problem is compounded by dredging in the Gulf shipping lanes.
Academic text (1990) -
Workers were dredging the harbour to expand the museum and unearthed a ship's graveyard right beneath their feet.
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During this period, more than 600,000 acres of wetlands and adjacent water bodies were proposed for dredging, filling, or impounding.
Academic text (1992) -
Because of their inshore habitat, seahorses are probably locally threatened by trawling, pollution, and dredging.
Academic text (1990) -
During the season of 1892-93, some 719 vessels were engaged in dredging oysters; most were schooners and pungies (Stevenson, 1894).
Academic text (1996) -
After years of heavy rainfall, the city began dredging the harbor to deepen it for larger ships.
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To ensure the safety of the boats, workers are currently dredging the lake to clear away accumulated mud.
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A bucket used to lift mud and sand from the bottom of a river or harbour
How Extensive
- Specialized
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Morphology
Etymology
Dredging for waterways comes from an old idea like the word drag, which means 'to pull', and it paints the picture of pulling mud and sand up from the bottom of a river or harbor. So, dredging is the work of removing material from the water to make it deeper or clearer.