earth-moving
English
Noun
earth-moving (uncountable)
- The removal of large quantities of soil, e.g. from a construction site.
- 1962 June, David Walters, “The new station and layout at Coventry”, in Modern Railways, page 403:
- 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.
Alternative forms
- earth moving
See also
- earthmoving
References
- “earth moving” in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press.