excavator
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kəˌveɪ noun
1.
a person or thing that excavates.
2.
a power-driven machine for digging, moving, or transporting loose gravel, sand, or soil.
3.
a sharp, spoonlike instrument used for scraping out diseased tissue, as in dentistry.
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excavator (ˈɛkskəˌveɪtə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a powered machine for digging earth, gravel, sand, etc, esp a caterpillar tractor so equipped |
| 2. | any person, animal, or thing that excavates |
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Medical Dictionary
excavator ex·ca·va·tor (ěk'skə-vā'tər)
n.
An instrument, such as a sharp spoon or curette, used in scraping out pathological tissue.
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Example sentences
He felt that he had to go ahead, knowing that if he delayed he might not get the excavator for weeks.
On a good day, an experienced fossil excavator might uncover only a few inches of skeleton.
It turns out that there are only one or two types of key for many models of hydraulic excavator.
When it comes to hauling up the bounty, sophisticated deepwater excavator bots are still expensive to purchase outright.
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