gold dredge

noun

A placer mining machine or tool that extracts gold from sand, gravel, and dirt using water and mechanical methods.

Meanings

noungold dredge (plural gold dredges)

plural gold dredges

  1. A placer mining machine or tool that extracts gold from sand, gravel, and dirt using water and mechanical methods.

    Synonyms: gold dredger

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA placer mining machine or tool that extracts gold from sand, gravel, and dirt using water and mechanical methods.

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APA

gold dredge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gold%20dredge

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“gold dredge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gold%20dredge. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gold dredge,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gold%20dredge.

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