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Meaning of excavating machine | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any machine, usually self-powered and self-propelled, used for digging out material, such as earth, from the surface of the ground.

Examples

“No borrow pit excavation was necessary, and 41,000 cu. yd. were removed from cuttings by excavating machines.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

Excavation excavation unit excavationist Excavations Excavator excavator operator