earthmoving

[ urth-moo-ving ]

adjective

1. of or relating to earthmovers:

   earthmoving machinery.

Word History and Origins

Origin of earthmoving¹

First recorded in 1935–40; earth + moving

Example Sentences

Because water is in short supply across the region, fire fighting largely involves excavating fire breaks with earthmoving equipment.

From Seattle Times

"My brother did his digger ticket so I thought I should try to get a dumper ticket so we can get some earthmoving done," Jay explained.

From BBC

More than 100 firefighters, as well as divers and earthmoving units, have been deployed to Ischia, Italy's Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi said.

From BBC

A landowner and an earthmoving business are accused of harming and killing the animals by clearing the area.

From BBC

“They would come in here with explosives, with heavy earthmoving equipment, and they would begin by scraping off everything that we can see here,” Max Wilbert, a leader of the protest camp, said as he gestured toward sagebrush stretching to the horizon.

From Los Angeles Times