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Meanings of
excavator
in English
Russian
экскаватор
Portuguese
escavador
Catalan
pala excavadora
Spanish
pala excavadora
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A machine used to dig the ground and to lift and carry dirt and debris.
shovel
digger
power shovel
Russian
экскаватор
Usage of
excavator
in English
1
It had left a trail of destruction wider than a tunnel
excavator
.
2
An
excavator
was hotwired and turned into a sort of armoured car.
3
Instead the only activity is a bulldozer and
excavator
reshaping the shoreline.
4
Once the
excavator
was through the top layers, the dig progressed quickly.
5
Steve Lyon said last month's trial used an
excavator
with a rake bucket.
6
Soldiers were digging a trench with an
excavator
,
the photographer said.
7
Reuters footage showed police and an
excavator
on the allotment on Tuesday morning.
8
He's talked to someone who worked as a volunteer
excavator
in Cave 2001.
9
A volunteer
excavator
had confirmed the discovery of such a skeleton.
10
It expressed to the
excavator
strain, rather than shyness, on the traveller's part.
11
As we surmised from the nickname, Digger made his living as an
excavator
.
12
They belonged to her nearest neighbour, Mitsos, who was part-owner of an
excavator
.
13
He wanted to bring in an
excavator
and have the mess cleaned up.
14
The
excavator
creaked and thrummed, even though the engines had been shut down.
15
Israeli police shot the
excavator
driver dead; there were no passengers on the bus.
16
An
excavator
removed concrete slabs and swept mud out of a particularly deep gutter.
Other examples for "excavator"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
excavator
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
use an excavator
blade excavator
large excavator
best excavator
chief excavator
More collocations
Translations for
excavator
Russian
экскаватор
механическая лопата
Portuguese
escavador
escavadeira
escavadora
pá mecânica
Catalan
pala excavadora
màquina excavadora
excavadora
retroexcavadora
Spanish
pala excavadora
Excavator
through the time
Excavator
across language varieties
United States of America
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