dredger

Example Sentences

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The wreck's identity is a source of mystery because another dredger, the Witham, sank nearby in 1912 under similar circumstances.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

“They hide machinery in the forest and even sink their dredger barges into the rivers. After they retrieve them, they still work.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 10, 2022

Samuel Denapo: These dredging activities, this dredger, it created a lot of problems.

From Scientific American • Dec. 17, 2021

The 75 families who lived on Tatuoca island began to question the benefits of the port complex expansion in 2009 when a dredger began scooping up chunks of the seabed to accommodate big ships.

From New York Times • Nov. 27, 2021

He didn’t think it was necessary to use the oyster dredger.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings