dredger
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[edit]dredger (plural dredgers)
- (nautical) A vessel equipped for the removal of sand or sediment from the seabed.
- 1923, Marine Engineer and Naval Architect - Volume 46[1], page 162:
- The section includes also combination bucket and suction dredges, true suction dredgers, the Friihling dredge, the reclamation dredge, the longshoot dredge, the hopper barge, the self-propelling hopper, and the rock cutter.
- One who fishes with a dredge.
- A dredging machine.
- A container with a perforated lid, used to sprinkle sugar or flour.
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[edit]A vessel
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