excavator
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4.0
- noun
- /ˈɛkskəˌveɪtər/
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excavadora
- Trimmings are checked for contaminants and then piled into open-air windrows on a concrete surface using an excavator.
- a hydraulic excavator
- a large excavator
Examples
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So you got Jack from Atlantis Water Gardens operating the excavator this morning, doing a great job.
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PHOTO (COLOR): Excavators in Bates County, Missouri, uncover a stone pier that was part of a house foundation.
Academic text (2010) -
Well, one of us will have to get the excavator to get it out.
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I'm gonna take the excavator down and see if I can get more water flowing around.
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Tomorrow, you'll move the excavator to that spot.
Fiction book (2002) -
A local contractor used a track-mounted excavator to tear down the buildings and load their components into trucks for transport to its yard.
Academic text (1998) -
Fittingly, the Haulpaks are filled by what is believed to be the world's largest hydraulic excavator, the O&K RH400.
Academic text (1998) -
John Deere also shipped 14 Gators to New York and provided wheel loaders, excavators, and backhoes.
Academic text (2001) -
The construction team used an excavator to dig deep trenches for the new building's foundation.
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Several excavators were operating at the site, moving large amounts of dirt and debris.
Synonyms
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3.4
A machine with a large bucket that digs and moves soil
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4.9
A machine that digs with a long arm and a bucket
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3.9
A large machine with a scoop used for digging and moving earth
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4.2
A large machine that moves soil and rock at construction sites
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4.1
A large machine with a bucket that digs and moves earth
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Etymology
Excavator comes from the parts ex- 'out' and cavare 'to hollow', the same idea behind the word cave. So think of 'taking out' the earth to make a hole, which is why an excavator is the big machine that digs and moves earth on building sites.