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bulldozernoun	A tractor with caterpillar tracks and an attached blade for pushing earth and building debris for coarse preliminary surface grading, demolishing building structures, etc.
shovelnoun	A hand tool with a handle, used for moving portions of material such as earth, snow, and grain from one place to another, with some forms also used for digging. In strict usage differentiated from a spade, which is designed solely for small-scale digging and incidental tasks such as chopping of small roots.
cruisernoun	(nautical) A passenger ship used for pleasure voyages, where the voyage itself and the ship's amenities are considered an essential part of the experience.
excavatornoun	A vehicle, often on tracks, used to dig ditches etc.
loadernoun	(computing) A program that prepares other programs for execution.
front-end loadernoun	A type of four-wheeled tractor, used in construction, which has a one-man cabin and a large scoop at the front which can be used to dig up dirt or other material.
power shovelnoun	(mining) A bucket-equipped machine, usually electrically powered, used for digging and loading earth or fragmented rock and for mineral extraction.
scoopnoun	Any cup-shaped or bowl-shaped tool, usually with a handle, used to lift and move loose or soft solid material.
diggernoun	A large piece of machinery that digs holes or trenches.
excavating machinenoun	Any machine, usually self-powered and self-propelled, used for digging out material, such as earth, from the surface of the ground.
mudbucketnoun	A bucket intended for scooping or holding mud.
dragline excavatornoun	Any of several very large vehicles used for lifting, especially in the process of mining: basically an excavator which drags its bucket to fill it.
grab bucketnoun	A component of a crane that can grasp, lift and transport material in bulk.
bellyscrapernoun	(construction, mining) 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.
scrapernoun	(computing) A program or process that scrapes data, such as a screen-scraper.
backfillernoun	A machine for refilling an excavation.
boggernoun	(Australia, slang) A lavatory: a room for urination and defecation.
bladenoun	The (typically sharp-edged) part of a knife, sword, razor, or other tool with which it cuts.
skidsteernoun	A type of loader with differential steering, of compact design, well suited to construction and agriculture tasks; its implement is typically a front-loading bucket or a set of forklift forks, but many implements (such as augers and others) may also be attached (to modern versions).
landscrapernoun	A building with a very large horizontal footprint; a horizontal megastructure.