heavy equipment

English

Noun

heavy equipment (uncountable)

1. (construction, idiomatic) Any of a diverse class of large machines used in construction and mining for earthmoving tasks (e.g., digging, grading), logging, and other heavy-duty applications.

   Hypernyms: equipment; machinery

   Hyponyms: bulldozer, backhoe, digger, earthmover, front-end loader, stump grinder