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adj
Designed to move large quantities of earth or rubble for civil engineering or building purposes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: business, construction, manufacturing
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Of great significance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: comparable, figuratively
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Synonyms: earthshaking, earthshattering, world-shaking
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The removal of large quantities of soil, e.g. from a construction site.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
History
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)owh1éyetider. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin movēre Old Northern French moverbor. Middle English moven English moving English earthmoving From earth + moving.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
