dredging

About 0.83 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun That which is dredged up.
2. noun The act of using a dredger or excavator to dredge a harbour, river, channel or watercourse.
3. verb present participle and gerund of dredge

Similar words

drag digging tunnelling dig drain excavation exhumation alluvial chasing sweeping

Often followed by

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