earth-movingadj.

Brit.

/ˈəːθˌmuːvɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈərθˌmuvɪŋ/

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

Etymology: < earth n.¹+ moving adj. In sense 1 originally after ancient Greek τινάκτωρ γαίας, lit. ‘shaker of the earth’, an epithet of Poseidon; compare earlier earth-shaking adj., earth-shaker n. With sense 2 compare earlier earth moving n. 2 and earthmover n.

a. That moves the earth; = earth-shaking adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > convulsion > [adjective] > earthquake > earth-shaking

earth-shaking1591

earth-moving1729

1729 G. Adams tr. Sophocles Trachiniæ ii. v, in tr. Sophocles Trag. II. 193 Neptune, the Earth-moving God [Gk. Ποσειδάωνα τινάκτορα γαίας].

1820 A. D. Macquin Tabella Cibaria 80 (note) Neptune struck the ground with his..‘earth-moving’ trident.

1856 T. Lewis Bible & Sci. v. 143 A huge Cyclopean, upheaving, earth-moving strength.

1955 V. W. von Hagen Highway of Sun x. 161 The Mantaro becomes, within fifty miles, less a river than a gargantuan earth-moving force.

1993 What Hi-Fi? Oct. 92/4 A sub will help you get the real earth-moving power of the explosions in all-action movies.

b. Of great importance; powerful; = earth-shaking adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > of high or great importance

worthlyeOE

mickleeOE

greatc1225

right hand?c1225

solemna1387

materialc1475

superior1526

grand1542

weighty1558

main1581

pregnant1591

pregnate1598

materious1611

moliminous1642

momentous1656

magic1696

all-important1748

big1748

eventful1756

colossal1775

bread and butter1822

bada1825

key1832

all-absorbing1834

earth-moving?1834

earth-shaking1835

earth-shatteringa1859

high-ranking1874

beaucoup1917

major league1951

earth-stopping1956

crucial1957

?1834 Leigh Hunt's London Jrnl.: 5th Suppl. p. xxxiii/3 The many different spirits that have passed through this spot,—the romantic Suffolk, the correct Egerton, the earth-moving Bacon.

1856 Missionary Mag. Mar. 65/1 ‘Rivers unknown to song’ have been the scenes of more earth-moving events than the Tiber or the Ilissus.

1981 Washington Post (Nexis) 3 June b5 Just a dinner together... You may not be ready for a huge and earth-moving romance.

1999 J. Burchill Married Alive i. 12 She stopped, having transmitted this earth-moving message, well pleased with herself.

2. Of a vehicle or machine: that is designed to excavate large quantities of soil.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > earth-moving and excavating equipment > [adjective] > excavating

back-acting1562

earth-moving1890

1890 Waterloo (Iowa) Courier 16 Apr. (advt.) Send for catalogue of earth-moving machinery.

1939 Civil Engineering 34 228 (title) The development of earth moving equipment for highway construction.

1968 Daily Tel. 1 Nov. 19/4 Three or four heavy earth-moving vehicles started levelling the adjacent land.

2002 C. Gray & E. Larson Project Managem. viii. 183 If a project needs one earth-moving tractor 6 months from now and the organization owns four, it is common to assume the resource will not delay the pending project.

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-movingadj. Brit. /ˈəːθˌmuːvɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈərθˌmuvɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: earth n.¹, moving adj. Etymology: < earth n.¹+ moving adj. In sense 1 originally after ancient Greek τινάκτωρ γαίας, lit. ‘shaker of the earth’, an epithet of Poseidon; compare earlier earth-shaking adj., earth-shaker n. With sense 2 compare earlier earth moving n. 2 and earthmover n. 1. a. That moves the earth; = earth-shaking adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > convulsion > [adjective] > earthquake > earth-shaking earth-shaking1591 earth-moving1729 1729 G. Adams tr. Sophocles Trachiniæ ii. v, in tr. Sophocles Trag. II. 193 Neptune, the Earth-moving God [Gk. Ποσειδάωνα τινάκτορα γαίας]. 1820 A. D. Macquin Tabella Cibaria 80 (note) Neptune struck the ground with his..‘earth-moving’ trident. 1856 T. Lewis Bible & Sci. v. 143 A huge Cyclopean, upheaving, earth-moving strength. 1955 V. W. von Hagen Highway of Sun x. 161 The Mantaro becomes, within fifty miles, less a river than a gargantuan earth-moving force. 1993 What Hi-Fi? Oct. 92/4 A sub will help you get the real earth-moving power of the explosions in all-action movies. b. Of great importance; powerful; = earth-shaking adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > of high or great importance worthlyeOE mickleeOE greatc1225 right hand?c1225 solemna1387 materialc1475 superior1526 grand1542 weighty1558 main1581 pregnant1591 pregnate1598 materious1611 moliminous1642 momentous1656 magic1696 all-important1748 big1748 eventful1756 colossal1775 bread and butter1822 bada1825 key1832 all-absorbing1834 earth-moving?1834 earth-shaking1835 earth-shatteringa1859 high-ranking1874 beaucoup1917 major league1951 earth-stopping1956 crucial1957 ?1834 Leigh Hunt's London Jrnl.: 5th Suppl. p. xxxiii/3 The many different spirits that have passed through this spot,—the romantic Suffolk, the correct Egerton, the earth-moving Bacon. 1856 Missionary Mag. Mar. 65/1 ‘Rivers unknown to song’ have been the scenes of more earth-moving events than the Tiber or the Ilissus. 1981 Washington Post (Nexis) 3 June b5 Just a dinner together... You may not be ready for a huge and earth-moving romance. 1999 J. Burchill Married Alive i. 12 She stopped, having transmitted this earth-moving message, well pleased with herself. 2. Of a vehicle or machine: that is designed to excavate large quantities of soil. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > earth-moving and excavating equipment > [adjective] > excavating back-acting1562 earth-moving1890 1890 Waterloo (Iowa) Courier 16 Apr. (advt.) Send for catalogue of earth-moving machinery. 1939 Civil Engineering 34 228 (title) The development of earth moving equipment for highway construction. 1968 Daily Tel. 1 Nov. 19/4 Three or four heavy earth-moving vehicles started levelling the adjacent land. 2002 C. Gray & E. Larson Project Managem. viii. 183 If a project needs one earth-moving tractor 6 months from now and the organization owns four, it is common to assume the resource will not delay the pending project. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1729
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