"landscraper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: landscrapers [plural]
Etymology: From land + -scraper. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|land|-scraper}} land + -scraper Head templates: {{en-noun}} landscraper (plural landscrapers)
  1. A building with a very large horizontal footprint; a horizontal megastructure. Categories (topical): Buildings Related terms: earthscraper, groundscraper
    Sense id: en-landscraper-en-noun-KUQJy37t Disambiguation of Buildings: 38 47 15 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -scraper
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: landscrapers [plural]
Etymology: Compound of land + scraper. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|en|land|scraper}} Compound of land + scraper Head templates: {{en-noun}} landscraper (plural landscrapers)
  1. A piece of heavy equipment used to move earth. Categories (topical): Architecture, Buildings
    Sense id: en-landscraper-en-noun-uHHvT16L Disambiguation of Architecture: 23 61 16 Disambiguation of Buildings: 38 47 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 81 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 82 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 86 2
  2. (nonstandard) A gardener or gardener. Tags: nonstandard Categories (topical): Buildings
    Sense id: en-landscraper-en-noun-SCkJ8aSx Disambiguation of Buildings: 38 47 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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