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Examples of excavator in a Sentence
The excavators found ancient tools at the site.
Recent Examples of excavator from the Web
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Once on the scene, the officers determined the suspect used Hitachi ZX60 excavator to gain entry to the business.
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One of the bodies wasn't found until an excavator dug through the debris.
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State broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) showed images of industrial excavators removing rubble from a hillside along with workers in hard hats.
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A construction worker who had worked in the area for the past 15 years stumbled upon the late 13th or mid 14th century weapon while using an excavator to drain the bog.
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Kids - and some parents and grandparents - had plenty of chances to sit behind the wheels of cement mixers, dump trucks, corn harvesters, school buses, graders, fire trucks, humvees, excavators, and loaders.
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But in December, his employer told him that there wasn’t enough work and he was laid off from a job doing a range of tasks, such as directing traffic around building sites, and operating excavators.
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Theft, Berkshire Road: A resident reported June 10 his excavator was missing from the driveway of his house, which is under renovation.
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Out West, the giant, open-pit mines use hulking excavators and require vastly fewer coal workers than in Appalachia.
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First Known Use of excavator
circa 1815
EXCAVATOR Defined for English Language Learners
excavator
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noun
Definition of excavator for English Language Learners
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: a person who digs up things that have been buried for a long time
Medical Dictionary
excavator
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noun
ex·ca·va·tor
\ˈek-skə-ˌvāt-ər\
Medical Definition of excavator
: an instrument used to open bodily cavities (as in the teeth) or remove material from them
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