earthmoving
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Adjective
earthmoving (comparative more earthmoving, superlative most earthmoving)
- (construction, not comparable) Designed to move large quantities of earth or rubble for civil engineering or building purposes.
- (figuratively, comparable) Of great significance.
- Synonyms: earthshaking, earthshattering, world-shaking
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construction: designed to move large quantities of earth
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of great significance
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Noun
earthmoving (uncountable)
- The removal of large quantities of soil, e.g. from a construction site.
- 1962 June, David Walters, “The new station and layout at Coventry”, in Modern Railways, page 403:
- 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.
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