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Construction Vehicles Word Search

Diggers, dump trucks, and cranes crowd a building site, and nearly all of them run on diesel engines. Many roll on steel tracks instead of tires so they do not sink into soft ground.

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Find these 15 words

15 words, adds diagonals

  • backhoe
  • bucket truck
  • bulldozer
  • cement mixer
  • crane
  • digger
  • dump truck
  • excavator
  • forklift
  • grader
  • loader
  • paver
  • steamroller
  • tractor
  • trencher

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Words in the Construction Vehicles word search

Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.

crane
A tall machine that lifts heavy loads with cables and hooks.
digger
Common name for a machine that scoops earth with a bucket.
dump truck
Truck with a tilting bed that dumps dirt, gravel, or sand.
bulldozer
Tracked machine with a wide front blade that pushes soil.
excavator
Digging machine with a long arm, bucket, and rotating cab.
forklift
Small truck that lifts loaded pallets on two steel forks.
cement mixer
Truck with a turning drum that keeps concrete from hardening.
tractor
Strong wheeled machine that pulls trailers and other equipment.
backhoe
Loader in front with a digging arm mounted on the back.
loader
Machine that scoops loose material and drops it into trucks.
steamroller
Heavy roller that flattens soil and hot asphalt into place.
grader
Machine with a long blade that levels roads before paving.
paver
Machine that spreads and smooths asphalt over a road bed.
trencher
Machine that cuts narrow ditches for pipes and cables.
bucket truck
Truck with a lifting arm and basket for working high up.
skid steer
Small loader that turns by spinning wheels on one side.
telehandler
A lift truck with an extending boom arm for placing loads high up.
scissor lift
Platform raised straight up by crossing metal supports.
boom lift
Work platform on a long arm that reaches up and over.
pile driver
Machine that hammers long posts deep into the ground.

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