bellyscraper

English

Alternative forms

• belly-scraper, belly scraper

Etymology

From belly +‎ scraper.

• (earthmoving heavy equipment): From having a blade that scrapes the ground on the bottom "belly" of the vehicle.

Noun

bellyscraper (plural bellyscrapers)

1. (construction, mining) A piece of earthmoving equipment used to level land and build roads. A heavy equipment machinery with a blade on the bottom and a hopper on top, that can carry, scrape-up, and lay-down material.

   Synonyms: scraper, earthscraper, scraper-trailer, tractor-scraper

   Coordinate terms: grader, dozer, steamroller