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, 2019–2022.

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