What does excavator mean?
excavator
Plural: excavators
Synonyms: digger
Definition
A digging machine, usually on tracks, with a cab that turns all the way round and a long arm ending in a bucket.
Example sentences
They demolished the old movie theater with one excavator in an afternoon — forty years of Saturday matinees, gone.
The digger's arm is hydraulic, and when one hose split it sprayed oil all over our new driveway.
The digger's arm is hydraulic, and when one hose split it sprayed oil all over our new driveway.
Once the pipe's in, the excavator will fill in the trench and we'll finally get our street back.
Once the pipe's in, the excavator will fill in the trench and we'll finally get our street back.