"earthmoving" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more earthmoving [comparative], most earthmoving [superlative]
Etymology: From earth + moving. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|earth|moving}} earth + moving Head templates: {{en-adj}} earthmoving (comparative more earthmoving, superlative most earthmoving)
  1. (construction, not comparable) Designed to move large quantities of earth or rubble for civil engineering or building purposes. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Construction Translations (construction: designed to move large quantities of earth): maansiirto- (Finnish), movimiento de tierras (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-earthmoving-en-adj-8P7RpLCI Topics: business, construction, manufacturing Disambiguation of 'construction: designed to move large quantities of earth': 91 9
  2. (figuratively, comparable) Of great significance. Tags: comparable, figuratively Synonyms: earthshaking, earthshattering, world-shaking Translations (of great significance): järisyttävä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-earthmoving-en-adj-AN45yRqj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with manual fragments, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 42 27 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 27 49 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 46 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 48 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 54 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 23 54 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 18 62 19 Disambiguation of 'of great significance': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: earth-moving Related terms: move heaven and earth

Noun [English]

Etymology: From earth + moving. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|earth|moving}} earth + moving Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} earthmoving (uncountable)
  1. The removal of large quantities of soil, e.g. from a construction site. Tags: uncountable Related terms: earthmover, heavy equipment, mining, roadbuilder
    Sense id: en-earthmoving-en-noun-6Fu0ZBbO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: earth-moving

Alternative forms

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