Meanings
- uncountablebusinessIndustrial machinery specially designed to execute construction tasks, most frequently involving earthwork operations.
You shouldn't operate heavy machinery without a licence.
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The heavy machinery industry of China, including the manufacture of iron and steel plant, rolling mill, heavy—duty forging and pressing machinery, large forgings and castings, etc., developed along a hard and tortuous road from small products to huge ones, from single machines to complete plants after the birth of New China.
1991, China Machinery Industries Yearbook, page 35Completion of the railroad allowed heavy machinery to be brought to the mine, including a 40-meter rotary kiln.
1998, Paul Garvin, Iowa's minerals: their occurrence, origins, industries, and loreSynonyms: heavy equipment
Synonyms & antonyms
nounIndustrial machinery specially designed to execute construction tasks, most frequently involving earthwork operations.
Translations
Finnish raskas koneisto, raskaat koneet
- raskas koneistoindustrial machinery that is large and heavy
- raskaat koneetindustrial machinery that is large and heavy
Polish ciężka maszyneria
- ciężka maszyneriaindustrial machinery that is large and heavy
Spanish maquinaria pesada
- maquinaria pesadaindustrial machinery that is large and heavy
Cite this entry
heavy machinery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heavy%20machinery
“heavy machinery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heavy%20machinery. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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