earthmoving
Heavy equipment work
Earthmoving refers to the large-scale excavation and displacement of soil, rock, or other ground material, typically in construction, mining, or landscaping.
Earthmoving equipment includes bulldozers, excavators, and loaders—heavy machinery designed to dig, push, and transport earth: The earthmoving phase of construction took three months.
Bladed vehicle pushing earth
- excavatorMachine that digs earth
- backhoeHinged-arm excavating machine
- graderOne who assigns scores
- scraperTool for removing buildup
loader · dumptruck · compactor · trencher · dragline · crawler · dozer · skidsteer
Underlying support structure
- gradingAssigning marks to work
- excavationAct of unearthing
- demolitionDeliberate structural destruction
- backfillReplacing excavated material
leveling · clearing · trenching · subgrade · embankment · roadbed · landfill · reservoir
Mass of earth falling
- erosionGradual wearing away
- tectonicsStudy of crustal deformation
- subsidenceGradual ground sinking
- sedimentationParticles settling in liquid
fault · upheaval · seismology · volcanism · glaciation · deposition · crust · mantle
bulldozer
Bladed vehicle pushing earth
scraper · loader · dumptruck · compactor · trencher · dragline · crawler · dozer · skidsteer · roller
foundation
Underlying support structure
- gradingAssigning marks to work
- excavationAct of unearthing
- demolitionDeliberate structural destruction
backfill · leveling · clearing · trenching · subgrade · embankment · roadbed · landfill · reservoir · canal
landslide
Mass of earth falling
- erosionGradual wearing away
- tectonicsStudy of crustal deformation
- subsidenceGradual ground sinking
sedimentation · fault · upheaval · seismology · volcanism · glaciation · deposition · crust · mantle · rift
plateau
Flat highland area
mesa · basin · escarpment · ridge · cliff · delta · plain · dune · fjord · butte
highways
Major intercity roads
- damsWater-blocking structures
- tunnelsUnderground hollow pathways
- railwaysFixed-track transport systems
airports · bridges · sewers · canals · levees · reservoirs · pipelines · foundations · roadways · embankments
- earthworkdigging, excavation, excavating, trenching, shoveling
- siteworkclearing, grubbing, excavation, dirt work, cut and fill
- land clearingbulldozer, clear cutting, chainsaw, clear-cutting, brush cutter
- quarry termsblasting, granite quarry, drilling, marble quarry, limestone quarry
earthmovingweeding
Extracting undesired vegetation
sweeping · gardening · raking · leaf blowing · landscaping
earthmovingpainting
Pigment on canvas
roofing · decorating · detailing · plastering
earthmovingland preservation
Protecting areas from development
conservation · habitat restoration · rewilding · land stewardship · environmental protection
move, earth, moving, movement, earthy, movable, earthquake, earthenware, earthen