bellyscraper

noun

bellyscraper

noun

Etymology From belly + scraper. * (earthmoving heavy equipment): From having a blade that scrapes the ground on the bottom "belly" of the vehicle.

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Business, Construction, Manufacturing, Mining A piece of earthmoving equipment used to level land and build roads. A heavy equipment machinery with a blade on the bottom and a hopper on top, that can carry, scrape-up, and lay-down material.

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