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excavator

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The meaning (definition) of the word excavator

a big machine that digs holes

The word excavator used in a sentence

“I watched an excavator dig up a pile of dirt.”

How the word excavator is said around the world

Frenchpelleteuse (pell-TUHZ)
Spanishexcavadora (ehks-kah-bah-THOH-rah)
Mandarin挖掘机 (wah jweh jee)
Hindiएक्सकेवेटर (EKS-kay-vay-tur)
Arabicحفّارة (haf-FAA-rah)
Russianэкскаватор (ehk-skah-VAH-tuhr)
Portuguese (EU)escavadora (esh-kuh-vuh-DOH-ruh)
Portuguese (BR)escavadeira (ehs-kah-vah-DAY-rah)
Japaneseショベルカー (shoh-beh-roo-KAH)
GermanBagger (BAH-ger)
Urduایکسکیویٹر (eks-ka-VAY-tar)
Punjabiਖੁਦਾਈ ਮਸ਼ੀਨ (khu-DAH-ee ma-SHEEN)
Korean굴착기 (GOOL-chahk-kee)
Hebrewמחפר (mahkh-PEHR)
Greekεκσκαφέας (ehk-skah-FEH-ahs)
Dutchgraafmachine (KHRAHF-mah-shee-nuh)
Tagalogekskabeytor (eks-kah-BAY-tor)
Vietnamesemáy xúc (my SOOK)
Turkishekskavatör (ehks-kah-vah-TUR)
Persianماشین حفاری (ma-SHEE-neh hah-fah-REE)
Polishkoparka (koh-PAR-kah)
Ukrainianекскаватор (ek-skah-VAH-tohr)
Bengaliএক্সকাভেটর (EKS-kah-bhay-tawr)
Swedishgrävmaskin (GREHV-mah-sheen)
Italianescavatore (eh-skah-vah-TOH-reh)

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