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earth mover

noun

  1. a machine, such as a bulldozer, that is used for excavating and moving large quantities of earth

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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On Friday, a day after the strike, an earth mover extended the graveyard to make room for them all.

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“Big trucks, big rollers, lots of things happening here and you just have to keep your head on a swivel,” Donna Langford, Ford’s project manager said as a giant earth mover turned in front of her car while touring the site.

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A photo from the scene showed it pinned to the ground by a tractor wheel, with its neck tied to an earth mover.

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“Actually, better they send us an earth mover,” he added.

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The earth mover inched closer, picked up the remaining soil in its metal jaws and covered the grave.

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