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excavating machine

excavating machine noun: any machine, usually self-powered and self-propelled, used for digging out material, such as earth, from the surface of the ground.

Noun

excavating machine (plural excavating machines)

  1. Any machine, usually self-powered and self-propelled, used for digging out material, such as earth, from the surface of the ground.
    • No borrow pit excavation was necessary, and 41,000 cu. yd. were removed from cuttings by excavating machines.1944 November and December, “Increasing G.W.R. Line Capacity”, in Railway Magazine, page 367
    Synonyms:
    excavator

Synonyms of excavating machine

Forms of excavating machine

pluralexcavating machines

Questions about excavating machine

What does excavating machine mean?
Excavating machine means any machine, usually self-powered and self-propelled, used for digging out material, such as earth, from the surface of the ground.
What part of speech is excavating machine?
Excavating machine is a noun.
What is the plural of excavating machine?
The plural of excavating machine is excavating machines.

Words near excavating machine in the dictionary

  1. excavatable
  2. excavate
  3. excavated
  4. excavates
  5. excavating
  6. excavating machine
  7. excavating machines
  8. excavation
  9. excavation unit
  10. excavation units
  11. excavational

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