earth-moving
Shifting massive soil
Earth-moving describes machinery or operations that excavate, transport, or reshape large quantities of soil and rock.
Bulldozers, excavators, and backhoes are all earth-moving equipment, essential for construction, mining, and landscaping projects.
The term can also be used figuratively to describe something momentous or transformative: an earth-moving discovery, though this sense more commonly appears as the unhyphenated compound earthmoving or the phrase earth-shattering.
Machine that digs earth
- bulldozerBladed vehicle pushing earth
- backhoeHinged-arm excavating machine
- loaderOne who fills containers
- graderOne who assigns scores
scraper · trencher · compactor · dragline · crawler · roller · dozer · digger
Underlying support structure
- gradingAssigning marks to work
- excavationAct of unearthing
- fillMake something full
- cutSeverance or reduction
embankment · subgrade · compaction · leveling · trenching · backfill · footing · basement
Extracting earth's resources
- quarryingOpen-pit stone mining
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- roadworkStreet repair activities
- tunnelingDigging underground passages
pipeline · strip-mining · open-pit · reclamation · contractor · project-manager
Extremely large and heavy
- large-scaleOf great size
- heavy-dutyBuilt for hard use
- industrial-strengthExceptionally powerful or durable
- tonnageShip's weight capacity
volume · displacement · capacity · payload · horsepower · torque · productivity · efficiency
excavator
Machine that digs earth
- bulldozerBladed vehicle pushing earth
- backhoeHinged-arm excavating machine
- loaderOne who fills containers
grader · scraper · trencher · compactor · dragline · crawler · roller · dozer · digger · earthmover
foundation
Underlying support structure
- gradingAssigning marks to work
- excavationAct of unearthing
- fillMake something full
cut · embankment · subgrade · compaction · leveling · trenching · backfill · footing · basement · drainage
mining
Extracting earth's resources
- quarryingOpen-pit stone mining
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
- roadworkStreet repair activities
tunneling · pipeline · strip-mining · open-pit · reclamation · contractor · project-manager
massive
Extremely large and heavy
- large-scaleOf great size
- heavy-dutyBuilt for hard use
- industrial-strengthExceptionally powerful or durable
tonnage · volume · displacement · capacity · payload · horsepower · torque · productivity · efficiency