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rubber duck
What does rubber duck mean?
Site slang for a wheeled excavator, the kind that rolls on rubber tyres instead of steel tracks. Named for the tyres. Handy on tarmac and roadworks where tracks would chew the surface, but less stable on soft ground than its tracked cousin.
"Bring the rubber duck up, we don't want tracks on the new car park."
Frequently asked questions
What is a rubber duck in construction?
A rubber duck is a wheeled excavator, as opposed to a tracked one.
How do you use rubber duck in a sentence?
"Bring the rubber duck for the roadwork — it's quicker to move between sites than the tracked machine."
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