2. Verb. (third-person singular of dredge) ¹
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Definition of Dredges
1. dredge [v] - See also: dredge
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dredges
Literary usage of Dredges
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Earthwork and Its Cost: A Handbook of Earth Excavation by Halbert Powers Gillette (1920)
"A number of large and powerful dredges have been built in the last decade.
Government Dredging vs. Contract Dredging. Engineering Hews, Apr. 2, 1914, ..."
2. River and Harbor Bill by United States Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors (1922)
"First is this question of the construction of seagoing hopper dredges. Gen. ...
We commenced the construction of dredges of that type in the early nineties. ..."
3. The Improvement of Rivers: A Treatise on the Methods Employed for Improving by Benjamin Franklin Thomas, David Alexander Watt (1913)
"Two large hopper dredges were employed on the bar, one of which, the GB Crow,
built in 1895, ... This work was done by two twin-screw drag-suction dredges. ..."
4. A Text-book of Ore and Stone Mining by Clement Le Neve Foster (1897)
"dredges.—The beds of rivers and lagoons, and even sea beaches and bottoms,
sometimes contain minerals which can be excavated by dredges like those used for ..."
5. Excavation by Allen Boyer McDaniel (1919)
"Dipper dredges will be discussed in this chapter and the other two classes ...
Dipper dredges may be classified as to field of work as follows: dredges for ..."
6. Excavating Machinery by Allen Boyer McDaniel (1913)
"dredges on the New York State Barge Canal; Engineering, London, September 22, 1911.
8. ... European Sea-going dredges and Deep Water Dredging, EL Corthell; ..."
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