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excavator

[eks-kuh-vey-ter] / ˈɛks kəˌveɪ tər /
NOUN
earthmover
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Example Sentences

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Now there were charred trees, excavators and weeds sprouting from cracked foundations where multimillion-dollar homes once stood.

From Los Angeles Times

Video captured from a Ring doorbell affixed to a neighboring house showed an excavator digging near the home moments before the explosion.

From Los Angeles Times

Some of the largest structures there were buckled and bent, their windows shattered; the walls of others were being torn down by excavators.

From BBC

The U.N. has requested permission from Israel to bring in 120 dump trucks, 80 wheel loaders, 20 excavators and more crushers to scale up the work.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Watching the excavators, seeing how thick the mud is… I keep thinking, what condition will my child be in when they find him?" she said.

From BBC