dredge Sentence Examples
- The company deployed a dredge to extract the valuable minerals from the riverbed.
- Dredging the canal was essential to allow larger ships to pass through.
- The divers used a suction dredge to explore the wreckage of the sunken vessel.
- The port authority had to dredge the harbor to maintain the required depth for navigation.
- Environmentalists protested against the dredging project, citing the potential harm to marine life.
- The crew used a clamshell dredge to scoop up sediment from the bottom of the lake.
- The government allocated funds to dredge the waterways and improve the drainage system.
- The research team employed a box dredge to collect samples of the seafloor for analysis.
- Fishermen expressed concerns about the impact of dredging on their livelihoods.
- Dredging operations were halted due to inclement weather conditions.
dredge Meaning
dredge (n)
a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed
dredge (v)
cover before cooking
search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
remove with a power shovel, usually from a bottom of a body of water
dredge (n.)
Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as: (a) A dragnet for taking up oysters, etc., from their beds. (b) A dredging machine. (c) An iron frame, with a fine net attached, used in collecting animals living at the bottom of the sea.
Very fine mineral matter held in suspension in water.
A mixture of oats and barley.
dredge (v. t.)
To catch or gather with a dredge; to deepen with a dredging machine.
To sift or sprinkle flour, etc., on, as on roasting meat.
Synonyms & Antonyms of dredge
Synonyms:
- troll
- locate
- explore
- rifle
- scour
- rummage
- dig-through-
- survey
- ransack
- inspect
- examine
- hunt-through-
- investigate
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- hit-on-or-upon-
- get
- descry
- browse
- frisk
- glance-over-
- study
- learn
- scare-up
- snoop
- determine
- run-down
- ascertain
- poke-around-
- review
- shake-down
- discover
- pat-down
- find-out
- check-out-
- grub-about-
- look-over
- peruse
- ferret-out-
- track-down-
- detect
- scrutinize
- audit
- sort-through-
- probe
- prospect
Antonyms:
FAQs About the word dredge
a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed, cover before cooking, search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost, re
comb, scan, rake, find,search, troll, locate, explore, rifle,scour
hide, abandon, lose, abandon, hide, lose, ignore,ignore,neglect, neglect
The company deployed a dredge to extract the valuable minerals from the riverbed.
Dredging the canal was essential to allow larger ships to pass through.
The divers used a suction dredge to explore the wreckage of the sunken vessel.
The port authority had to dredge the harbor to maintain the required depth for navigation.
