earthmovers
Heavy digging machines
Earthmovers are heavy machines designed to excavate, push, or transport large quantities of soil, rock, and debris—bulldozers, excavators, front-end loaders, and the like.
The term covers any equipment that reshapes terrain for construction, mining, or landscaping: The earthmovers arrived before dawn to begin clearing the site.
Bladed vehicle pushing earth
- excavatorMachine that digs earth
- backhoeHinged-arm excavating machine
- loaderOne who fills containers
- graderOne who assigns scores
scraper · dumptruck · trencher · dragline · skidsteer · compactor · crawler
Process of building something
- miningExtracting earth's resources
- quarryingOpen-pit stone mining
- roadbuildingConstructing vehicle thoroughfares
- landfillWaste burial ground
dredging · pipeline · foundation · dam · canal · reservoir · strip-mining · infrastructure
Study of pressurized liquids
- dieselCompression-ignition fuel
- torqueRotational force measurement
- horsepowerRate of mechanical work
- tractionAdhesive friction enabling movement
tracks · bucket · blade · ripper · boom · arm · cylinders · undercarriage
Built for hard use
- industrialOf factories and production
- massiveExtremely large and heavy
- tonnageShip's weight capacity
- capacityMaximum amount containable
payload · horsepower · megatons · colossal · powerful · oversized · large-scale
Removing earth below
- gradingAssigning marks to work
- excavationAct of unearthing
- levelingMaking flat or equal
- trenchingExcavating long narrow cuts
clearing · stripping · hauling · terracing · demolition
bulldozer
Bladed vehicle pushing earth
grader · scraper · dumptruck · trencher · dragline · skidsteer · compactor · crawler
construction
Process of building something
- miningExtracting earth's resources
- quarryingOpen-pit stone mining
- roadbuildingConstructing vehicle thoroughfares
landfill · dredging · pipeline · foundation · dam · canal · reservoir · strip-mining · infrastructure
hydraulics
Study of pressurized liquids
- dieselCompression-ignition fuel
- torqueRotational force measurement
- horsepowerRate of mechanical work
traction · tracks · bucket · blade · ripper · boom · arm · cylinders · undercarriage · drivetrain
heavy-duty
Built for hard use
- industrialOf factories and production
- massiveExtremely large and heavy
- tonnageShip's weight capacity
capacity · payload · horsepower · megatons · colossal · powerful · oversized · large-scale
digging
Removing earth below
- gradingAssigning marks to work
- excavationAct of unearthing
- levelingMaking flat or equal
trenching · clearing · stripping · hauling · terracing · demolition
earthmoversspades
Flat-bladed digging implements
trowels · hand tools · spoons · teaspoons · bare hands
earthmoversspades
Flat-bladed digging implements
trowels · hand tools · digging sticks · picks · hoes