bellyscraper

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A piece of earthmoving equipment used to level land and build roads. A heavy equipment machinery with a blade on the bottom and a hopper on top, that can carry, scrape-up, and lay-down material.

Word forms

bellyscraper bellyscrapers belly-scraper belly scraper

Etymology

From belly + scraper. * (earthmoving heavy equipment): From having a blade that scrapes the ground on the bottom "belly" of the vehicle.

Synonyms

scraper earthscraper scraper-trailer tractor-scraper
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