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dredging

UK
/ˈdrɛdʒɪŋ/
US
/ˈdrɛdʒɪŋ/
dredging up
dredgingnoun
dredgings
pl
Translations
Dredging is necessary to maintain the depth of the harbor.
Дноуглубление необходимо для поддержания глубины гавани.
Definitions
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.
Synonyms
excavation
digging
removal
scooping
clearing
dredginggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈdrɛdʒɪŋ/
US
/ˈdrɛdʒɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe equipment, vessels, or operations engaged in dredging.
Definitions
Engaged in or relating to the action of dredging.
Dredging vessels cleared the channel ahead of the fleet.
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/
Translations
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
Definitions
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.
Synonyms
unearth
reveal
bring to light
retrieve
dig up
excavate
dredgenoun
Definitions
A machine or device used for removing mud, sand, silt, or other material from the bottom of a body of water.
The harbor was deepened using a large dredge to allow bigger ships to dock.
A boat or barge equipped with a dredge machine for removing material from the bottom of a body of water.
The dredge moved slowly across the river, clearing the channel for navigation.
An apparatus used for gathering or removing material from the bottom of a body of water, often used in fishing to collect shellfish.
The fishermen used a dredge to collect oysters from the seabed.
A container with a perforated lid used for sprinkling powdered substances such as flour or sugar, especially in cooking.
She grabbed the flour dredge and lightly dusted the dough before rolling it out.
dredgingsnoun

dredging

dredgings
pl
Translations
The dredgings were analyzed for pollutants.
Ил был проанализирован на наличие загрязнителей.
Additional translations
осадки
Definitions
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.
Synonyms
sediment
excavations
diggings
spoil
debris
dredgeadjective
Definitions
Relating to, used in, or intended for dredging.
The dredge equipment was transported to the construction site.
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