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Traxcavator orig. U.S.|ˈtrækskəveɪtə(r)|
Also traxcavator.
[Blend of track n., tractor, and excavator.]
A proprietary name for a type of mechanical excavator which moves on endless steel bands or tracks (see quot. 1940).
1940Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 30 Apr. 1035/2 Traxcavator. For excavating, grading and loading machinery—namely high shovels, tractor shovels, tractor loaders, bull-dozers, graders, and the like. Claims use since Jan. 22, 1940. 1952Law Rep. Queen's Bench Div. II. 608 A traxcavator, a tracked vehicle with a speed of 2½ miles an hour turned this corner and stopped. 1956Trade Marks Jrnl. 22 Feb. 181/2 Traxcavator... Machines for mechanical handling. Caterpillar Tractor Co..; 800, Davis Street, San Leandro, State of California, United States of America; manufacturers. 1968Industrial Tribunals Reports III. 176 The material was excavated by mechanical diggers and a traxcavator. 1977N.Z. Herald 5 Jan. 2–17/10 (Advt.), Morton Brown Asphalt Ltd., paving Auckland's carparks, drives, etc since 1948. Own traxcavators, graders, rollers and pavers. |