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earthmoving

American  
[urth-moo-ving] / ˈɜrθˌmu vɪŋ /

adjective

  1. of or relating to earthmovers.

    earthmoving machinery.


Etymology

Origin of earthmoving

First recorded in 1935–40; earth + moving

Example Sentences

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Heavy earthmoving equipment had been driven off road, large perennial shrubs were uprooted and an acre under active restoration was razed by bulldozer, the letters state.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2025

Because water is in short supply across the region, fire fighting largely involves excavating fire breaks with earthmoving equipment.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2023

More than 100 firefighters, as well as divers and earthmoving units, have been deployed to Ischia, Italy's Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi said.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 2022

Within hours, the village, an isolated place off the road to Merthyr Tydfil, was clogged with press trucks, ambulances, and earthmoving machinery.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 25, 2019

He immediately checked the other earthmoving machines and found the same thing.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen