Home › Words › D › dredgeboatdredgeboatdredgeboat means A boat used in dredging.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, dredgeboat ranks #16,730 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyProbably a borrowing from Scots dreg-boat, dreg-bot, equivalent to dredge + boat.nounA boat used in dredgingDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.dredger 77% match — A vessel equipped for the removal of sand or sediment from the seabed. vs dredgeboat →mudboat 74% match — A boat for carrying away the mud dredged from a river, etc. vs dredgeboat →dredgable 70% match — Able to be dredged. vs dredgeboat →dredging 70% match — That which is dredged up. vs dredgeboat →dredgerman 70% match — A man who fishes with a dredge. vs dredgeboat →dredge 69% match — Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as:; A dragnet for taking up oysters, etc., from their beds. vs dredgeboat →footboat 64% match — A dinghy or similar small boat attached to a barge vs dredgeboat →towboat 64% match — A tugboat. vs dredgeboat →