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excavator

[eks-kuh-vey-ter] / ˈɛks kəˌveɪ tər /
NOUN
earthmover
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"Watching the excavators, seeing how thick the mud is… I keep thinking, what condition will my child be in when they find him?" she said.

From BBC

He had bought the land in 2018 for just $156,000, cleared the garbage on it, and built the home along with a large shop for his vehicles, including an excavator.

From MarketWatch

Mr White was operating the vacuum excavator which sucked up the soil from around the skull to avoid any potential damage that digging could cause.

From BBC

Verified videos showing controlled demolitions and excavators tearing down buildings published to social media since the ceasefire have also been geolocated to areas behind the Yellow Line.

From BBC

In a rural Louisiana parish that is home to some 20,000 inhabitants, an army of bulldozers and excavators has been busy clearing a vast patch of farmland, the next frontier of the artificial-intelligence revolution.

From MarketWatch