earth movingn.

Brit.

/ˈəːθ ˌmuːvɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈərθ ˌmuvɪŋ/

Forms: see earth n.¹ and moving n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: earth n.¹, moving n.

Etymology: < earth n.¹ + moving n. In sense 1 after classical Latin terrae mōtus terremote n. Compare slightly earlier earthquave n. Compare also earlier earthquaking n.

†1. An earthquake. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > convulsion > [noun] > earthquake

earthdinOE

earthquakinga1325

earthgrinec1325

earthquakea1350

earthquavea1382

earth movingc1384

earth shakinga1387

terremote1390

tremor1635

airquake1746

earth shock1816

temblor1876

quake1881

seism1883

macroseism1903

tremblor1913

c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Matt. xxiv. 7 Erthemouyngis [L. terraemotus] schulen be by placis.

a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Esther xi. 5 Noises and thundris and erthemouyngis [E.V. erthe quaues; L. terraemotus].

c1520 M. Nisbet New Test. in Scots (1905) III. Rev. vi. 12 A gret erdmoving [L. terraemotus] was made.

2. Excavation of large quantities of soil.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > earth-moving, etc. > [noun] > digging or excavating

delfeOE

gravinga1340

pioning1590

spitting1594

spading1647

effossion1657

earthwork1796

exfodiation1823

disentombment1859

earth moving1866

delve1869

dig1887

1866 Times 6 June 4/4 (advt.) Grant's Patent Portable Railway,..is acknowledged by purchasers to effect a saving of one-half in labour for earth moving.

1941 Agric. Engineering 22 19/1 Earth moving makes up the principal portion of construction work.

1974 Maclean's Dec. 83/2 Environmental devastation is unavoidable, because an oil sands project is essentially a gigantic earth moving job.

1995 N. Hudson Soil Conservation (ed. 3) x. 241 The earth-moving required is also substantially reduced if the terrace is cut with an outward slope instead of a horizontal bench.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	earth moving
释义	earth movingn. Brit. /ˈəːθ ˌmuːvɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈərθ ˌmuvɪŋ/ Forms: see earth n.¹ and moving n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: earth n.¹, moving n. Etymology: < earth n.¹ + moving n. In sense 1 after classical Latin terrae mōtus terremote n. Compare slightly earlier earthquave n. Compare also earlier earthquaking n. †1. An earthquake. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > convulsion > [noun] > earthquake earthdinOE earthquakinga1325 earthgrinec1325 earthquakea1350 earthquavea1382 earth movingc1384 earth shakinga1387 terremote1390 tremor1635 airquake1746 earth shock1816 temblor1876 quake1881 seism1883 macroseism1903 tremblor1913 c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Matt. xxiv. 7 Erthemouyngis [L. terraemotus] schulen be by placis. a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Esther xi. 5 Noises and thundris and erthemouyngis [E.V. erthe quaues; L. terraemotus]. c1520 M. Nisbet New Test. in Scots (1905) III. Rev. vi. 12 A gret erdmoving [L. terraemotus] was made. 2. Excavation of large quantities of soil. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > earth-moving, etc. > [noun] > digging or excavating delfeOE gravinga1340 pioning1590 spitting1594 spading1647 effossion1657 earthwork1796 exfodiation1823 disentombment1859 earth moving1866 delve1869 dig1887 1866 Times 6 June 4/4 (advt.) Grant's Patent Portable Railway,..is acknowledged by purchasers to effect a saving of one-half in labour for earth moving. 1941 Agric. Engineering 22 19/1 Earth moving makes up the principal portion of construction work. 1974 Maclean's Dec. 83/2 Environmental devastation is unavoidable, because an oil sands project is essentially a gigantic earth moving job. 1995 N. Hudson Soil Conservation (ed. 3) x. 241 The earth-moving required is also substantially reduced if the terrace is cut with an outward slope instead of a horizontal bench. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1384
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