alat berat

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of alat (“tool”) +‎ berat (“heavy”), calque of English heavy equipment, heavy machinery.

Noun

alat berat (plural alat-alat berat)

1. heavy equipment, or heavy machinery: heavy-duty vehicles, specially designed for executing construction tasks, most frequently ones involving earthwork operations or other large construction tasks.

Synonyms

• alber (acronym)