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earthmoving

earthmoving adjective: designed to move large quantities of earth or rubble for civil engineering or building purposes.

Adjective

earthmoving (comparative more earthmoving, superlative most earthmoving)

  1. (not comparable) Designed to move large quantities of earth or rubble for civil engineering or building purposes.
  2. (comparable, figuratively) Of great significance.

Noun

earthmoving (uncountable)

  1. The removal of large quantities of soil, e.g. from a construction site.
    • Work was started in January, 1958 and involved considerable earth-moving, as a cutting about 25ft deep was needed to give rail access to a newly acquired site to the north of the station.1962 June, David Walters, “The new station and layout at Coventry”, in Modern Railways, page 403

Synonyms of earthmoving

Forms of earthmoving

comparativemore earthmoving
superlativemost earthmoving
alternative formearth-moving

Origin of earthmoving

From earth + moving.

Questions about earthmoving

What does earthmoving mean?
Earthmoving means designed to move large quantities of earth or rubble for civil engineering or building purposes.
What part of speech is earthmoving?
Earthmoving can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near earthmoving in the dictionary

  1. earthly paradises
  2. earthman
  3. earthmen
  4. earthmover
  5. earthmovers
  6. earthmoving
  7. earthness
  8. earthnut
  9. earthnuts
  10. earthpea
  11. earthpeas

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