Answer:

dredges

Answer	Crossword Clue
DREDGES	Giant silt removers
DREDGES	Scoops up river sediment
DREDGES	Digs up some dirt

DREDGES	Earth-moving machines
DREDGES	Land-reclamation machines
DREDGES	Excavators.
DREDGES	Sprinkles a roast with flour.
DREDGES	Probes the river bed.
DREDGES	Sprinkles with flour.
DREDGES	Scrapes the bottom
DREDGES	Deepens a channel

DREDGES	Deepens, as a canal
DREDGES	Searches the river bottom

Crossword

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