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dredging

UK
/ˈdrɛdʒɪŋ/
US
/ˈdrɛdʒɪŋ/
dredging up

Translations

dredgingnoun
dredgings
pl
Dredging is necessary to maintain the depth of the harbor.
Дноуглубление необходимо для поддержания глубины гавани.
Synonyms
excavation
digging
removal
scooping
clearing
dredginggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈdrɛdʒɪŋ/
US
/ˈdrɛdʒɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe equipment, vessels, or operations engaged in dredging.
Synonyms
bottom-cleaning
deepening
removing sediment
clearing (of sediment)
digging up
sluicing
scraping
scooping
desilting
excavating
dredgeverb

dredging

Gerund

dredged
Past Simple
dredged
Past Participle
dredging
Gerund
UK
/drɛdʒ/
US
/drɛdʒ/
They need to dredge the river to prevent flooding.
Им нужно углублять реку, чтобы предотвратить наводнение.
He tried to dredge up old memories from his childhood.
Он пытался доставать старые воспоминания из своего детства.
She dredged the chicken in flour before frying it.
Она обсыпала курицу мукой перед жаркой.
Additional translations
вскрывать
искать
тянуть сеть
Synonyms
unearth
reveal
bring to light
retrieve
dig up
excavate
dredgingsnoun

dredging

dredgings
pl
The dredgings were analyzed for pollutants.
Ил был проанализирован на наличие загрязнителей.
Additional translations
осадки
Synonyms
sediment
excavations
diggings
spoil
debris

Definitions

dredgingnoun
The process of cleaning, deepening, or widening a waterway by removing mud, sand, and other materials from the bottom.
The harbor required dredging to allow larger ships to dock safely.
The act of bringing up or uncovering something from the past, often used metaphorically.
The journalist's dredging of old scandals caused a stir in the political community.
Matter that has been dredged up from a waterway, such as mud or silt.
The dredgings were transported to a designated disposal area.
dredginggerund / present participle
Engaged in or relating to the action of dredging.
Dredging vessels cleared the channel ahead of the fleet.
dredgeverb
To clean out the bed of a body of water by scooping out mud, weeds, and rubbish with a dredge.
The workers dredged the river to improve the flow of water.
To bring up or clear something from a river, harbor, or other area of water with a dredge.
They dredged up old shipwrecks from the bottom of the ocean.
To sprinkle or coat food lightly with a powdered substance, such as flour or sugar.
Before frying, dredge the chicken pieces in flour to give them a crispy coating.
To search through or investigate thoroughly in order to locate something, often with great effort; frequently followed by "for" or used with the particle "up".
She dredged her bag for loose change before getting on the bus.
dredgingsnoun
Material that is removed from the bottom of a body of water during the process of dredging.
The dredgings from the riverbed were piled up on the shore.
Sediment or debris collected during the dredging process.
The harbor was filled with dredgings that needed to be cleared to allow ships to pass.
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