1,island off the S tip of the Malay Peninsula. 2. country comprising this island & nearby islets: a former British colony, it became a state of Malaysia (1963-65) & an independent republic & member of the Commonwealth (1965): 248 sq mi (642 sq km); pop.

2,The RWE Bagger 288 is the world’s largest land vehicle, owned and frequently used by RWE AG, a large utility company in Germany. More than 700 feet long and meant for mining operations, the 13,000-ton beast is a $100 million state-of-the-art bucket-wheel excavator for digging up coal in mountainous and rocky areas.24

1,The English name Singapore comes from the Malay name Singapura which is believed to have been derived from Sanskrit meaning “Lion City”. Singa comes from the Sanskrit word siṃha (सिंह), which means “lion”, and pūra (पुर) means “city” in Sanskrit and is a common suffix in many Indian place names

2,Built by German industrial company TAKRAF in 1995, the Bagger 293 is the biggest vehicle in the world. It is also the heaviest vehicle ever constructed. Technically a bucket-wheel excavator, the Bagger is designed to excavate huge amounts of earth and rubble from mine sites.

1,The name “Singapore” is derived from the Malay words “singa” and “pura,” which together mean “lion city.” The origin of the name dates back to the 14th century, when a Sumatran prince saw a strange animal that looked like a lion near the mouth of the Singapore River. The legend says that the prince then founded the city of Singapore on that spot. While lions have never lived in Singapore, the country has adopted the lion as its national symbol. Singapore’s coat of arms and currency feature the image of a lion, and the Merlion, a mythical creature with the head of

2,The largest and heaviest vehicle on Earth is the NASA Crawler-Transporter, also known as the “crawler.” The crawler is used to transport rockets and spacecraft from the Vehicle Assembly Building to the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It’s so large that it has its own road network, called the Crawlerway, which is 5 miles long and 90 feet wide. The crawler itself weighs more than 27 million pounds, or the equivalent of over 13,000 Ford F-150 trucks! It’s truly a sight to behold.

1,an island on the Strait of Singapore, off the S tip of the Malay Peninsula.

2The RWE Bagger 288 is the world’s largest land vehicle, owned and frequently used by RWE AG, a large utility company in Germany. More than 700 feet long and meant for mining operations, the 13,000-ton beast is a $100 million state-of-the-art bucket-wheel excavator for digging up coal in mountainous and rocky areas