graafmachine — meaning in English

English meaning

• excavator noun A large machine, usually on tracks, used to dig earth.
• tiller noun A handle attached to a boat's rudder, used to steer the boat.

Senses

graafmachine is used for these senses in English:

• excavator A vehicle, often on tracks, used to dig ditches etc.Excavator
• tiller A machine that mechanically tills the soil.

excavator — full definition

1. noun A large machine, usually on tracks, used to dig earth.
2. noun A person who carries out excavation, especially at an archaeological site.

tiller — full definition

1. noun A handle attached to a boat's rudder, used to steer the boat.
2. noun A person who tills, or cultivates, land.
3. noun A new shoot growing from the base of a plant.

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