excavator
[eks-kuh-vey-ter]
noun
a person or thing that excavates.
a power-driven machine for digging, moving, or transporting loose gravel, sand, or soil.
a sharp, spoonlike instrument used for scraping out diseased tissue, as in dentistry.
Origin of excavator
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Contemporary Examples of excavator
Nearby, a yellow Caterpillar excavator sits idle next to an opening that once led into a cross-border tunnel.
Historical Examples of excavator
For a hundred years or more the explorer and the excavator have been busy in many parts of the world.
Archology and the BibleGeorge A. Barton
The excavation has been effected by hand, by dredging, and by the Couvreux excavator, figured as below in Engineering.
The excavator will dump 30 feet from the center line of the car, and 26 feet above the track, which is laid on the rock.
The small cavity seemed as large as a half bushel; the excavator more the size of an ax; and the sound was equally magnified.
Should her fatigue become too great, the excavator leaves the forefront and mingles with the crowd, to polish and dust herself.
The Life of the FlyJ. Henri Fabre
excavator
noun
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excavator
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n.
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