Suction
- For suction-type excavation out of water, see Suction excavator.
These operate by sucking through a long tube, like some vacuum cleaners but on a larger scale.
A plain suction dredger has no tool at the end of the suction pipe to disturb the material. This is often the most commonly used form of dredging.
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