Definition:
A barge or boat equipped with a powerful sucking tube, similar to a vacuum cleaner, used to remove material from a channel or riverbed.
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A barge or boat equipped with a powerful sucking tube, similar to a vacuum cleaner, used to remove material from a channel or riverbed.