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nounmini excavator (plural mini excavators)
plural mini excavators
- Synonym of mini digger.
The smaller cross-passages between the two running tunnels are for use in emergencies. Unlike the main tunnels being excavated by Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) Florence and Cecilia, they are dug using remotely controlled mini-excavators.
2023 December 13, “Network News: HS2 makes good progress on emergency cross-passages... and continues tunnelling from Old Oak Common to Euston”, in RAIL, number 998, page 10Synonyms: mini digger
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nounSynonym of mini digger.
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