shovel-nosed
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of shovel-nosed
First recorded in 1700–10
Example Sentences
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Already the shovel-nosed Renault, which glides silently through Paris traffic and howls down the routes nationales, was having stiff competition in the French markets.
From Time Magazine Archive
Fangio's swift, shovel-nosed, 34-liter Ferrari had all the power and acceleration a skillful driver needs, but its conventional drum-and-shoe brakes were not designed for that demanding course.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had seen the second fin now coming up behind the first and had identified them as shovel-nosed sharks by the brown, triangular fin and the sweeping movements of the tail.
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
It lay apparently afloat on the sluggish, faintly discolored tide––a placid, horse-faced, shovel-nosed head, with bumpy holes for ears and immense round eyes of a somewhat anxious mildness.
From In the Morning of Time by Roberts, Charles George Douglas, Sir
He was most kind and hospitable, and gave us another boat to replace the last of our shovel-nosed dugouts.
From Through the Brazilian Wilderness by Roosevelt, Theodore
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