"earth-moving" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1962 June, David Walters, “The new station and layout at Coventry”, in Modern Railways, page 403",
          "text": "Work was started in January, 1958 and involved considerable earth-moving, as a cutting about 25ft deep was needed to give rail access to a newly acquired site to the north of the station.",
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        "The removal of large quantities of soil, e.g. from a construction site."
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          "word": "earth moving"
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  "word": "earth-moving"
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        "The removal of large quantities of soil, e.g. from a construction site."
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