"earthmoving" meaning in English

See earthmoving in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more earthmoving [comparative], most earthmoving [superlative], earth-moving [alternative]
Etymology: 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-der. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin movēre Old Northern French moverbor. Middle English moven English moving English earthmoving From earth + moving. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|earth|move<alt:moving>|tree=1}} 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-der. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin movēre Old Northern French moverbor. Middle English moven English moving English earthmoving [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "earth", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₁er-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*erþō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*erþu", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "eorþe", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "erthe", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "earth", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "alt" : "moving", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "mover", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "movēre", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "move", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "move", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*m(y)ewh₁-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*moweō", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "moveō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Northern French", "term" : "movoir", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro-nor" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "moven", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "move", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "earthmoving", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="earthmoving">, {{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 Translations (construction: designed to move large quantities of earth): maansiirto- (Finnish), terraplanagem (Portuguese), movimiento de tierras (Spanish)
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  2. (figuratively, comparable) Of great significance. Tags: comparable, figuratively Synonyms: earthshaking, earthshattering, world-shaking Translations (of great significance): järisyttävä (Finnish)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: move heaven and earth

Noun

Forms: earth-moving [alternative]
Etymology: 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-der. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin movēre Old Northern French moverbor. Middle English moven English moving English earthmoving From earth + moving. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|earth|move<alt:moving>|tree=1}} 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-der. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin movēre Old Northern French moverbor. Middle English moven English moving English earthmoving [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "earth", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₁er-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*erþō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*erþu", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "eorþe", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "erthe", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "earth", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "alt" : "moving", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "mover", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "movēre", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "move", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "move", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*m(y)ewh₁-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*moweō", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "moveō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Northern French", "term" : "movoir", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro-nor" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "moven", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "move", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "earthmoving", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="earthmoving">, {{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 Categories (other): English entries with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 25 35 40

Alternative forms

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