1. Instrument en forme de pelle recourbée et emmanché d'une longue perche, qui sert ŕ tirer le sable des rivières et ŕ curer des puits.
2. Engin flottant servant ŕ draguer les canaux, les fleuves ou ŕ en élargir le lit.
3. (Familier) Action de draguer : chercher un(e) partenaire.
A machine to remove material from a channel or riverbed.
1. An apparatus usually in the form of an oblong iron frame with an attached bag net used especially for gathering fish and shellfish
2. A machine for removing earth usually by buckets on an endless chain or a suction tube
3. A barge used in dredging