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earthmoving en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁er-der. Proto-Germanic *erþō Proto-West Germanic *erþu Old English eorþe Middle English erthe English earth Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin movēre Old Northern French moverbor. Middle English moven English moving English earthmoving From earth + moving.

Meanings

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

Forms

Relateds

move heaven and earth

Synonyms

earthshaking · world-shaking · earthshattering

Translations (4)

fi maansiirto- (construction: designed to move large quantities of earth) · pt terraplanagem (construction: designed to move large quantities of earth) · fi järisyttävä (of great significance) · es movimiento de tierras (construction: designed to move large quantities of earth)

earthmoving en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁er-der. Proto-Germanic *erþō Proto-West Germanic *erþu Old English eorþe Middle English erthe English earth Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *m(y)owh₁éyeti Proto-Italic *moweō Latin movēre Old Northern French moverbor. Middle English moven English moving English earthmoving From earth + moving.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) 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:

Forms

Relateds

mining · heavy equipment · roadbuilder · earthmover