earthmoving
nounEtymology From earth + moving.
1
The removal of large quantities of soil, e.g. from a construction site.
- 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.1962 June, David Walters, “The new station and layout at Coventry”, in Modern Railways, page 403:
- Related terms
- earthmover, heavy equipment, mining, roadbuilder