earthmoving

comparative more earthmoving · superlative most earthmoving · alternative earth-moving

1. not comparablebusinessDesigned to move large quantities of earth or rubble for civil engineering or building purposes.
2. comparablefigurativelyOf great significance.

   Synonyms: earthshaking, earthshattering, world-shaking

alternative earth-moving

1. uncountableThe 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