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bellyscraper

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bellyscrap-er
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

bellyscrapers (plural) belly-scraper (alternative) belly scraper (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

grader dozer steamroller

Synonyms

scraper earthscraper scraper-trailer tractor-scraper

Questions

What does bellyscraper mean?
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.
Where does bellyscraper come from?
From belly + scraper. * (earthmoving heavy equipment): From having a blade that scrapes the ground on the bottom "belly" of the vehicle.

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