Dredges
[dredʒz]
Examples
- Sixty great dredges were employed on the work, and the dredged material was discharged in chutes on to the bank. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- This battery soon drove out our dredges, two in number, which were doing the work of thousands of men. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Dredges were put to work immediately widening the channel at Cucaracha slide in Gaillard Cut, so that within a short time the canal was ready for use throughout its entire length. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The depth of water at which the Bucket Ladder dredges is regulated by the Hoisting Shears and Chain Barrel D D, driven by shafting E E from the Engines. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- There are several forms of mechanical, power-operated dredges. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- With the construction of canals and harbors, great improvements have been made in dredges. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
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