steam shovel
a machine for digging or excavating, operated by its own engine and boiler.
Origin of steam shovel
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How to use steam shovel in a sentence
Can anyone imagine how a thought can turn into a steam shovel, or a steam shovel into a thought?
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society | Upton SinclairCompare the two things, a state of consciousness and say, a steam shovel.
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society | Upton SinclairBut strength plows its scornful way through temperament like a steam-shovel.
I, Mary MacLane | Mary MacLaneA few minutes' walk brought them in sight of the big steam shovel, which was doing the work of two hundred men with wheelbarrows.
The Boy Chums in the Florida Jungle | Wilmer M. ElyAs the little party drew nearer, they could see more plainly the heaps of mud and wet dirt left in the wake of the steam shovel.
The Boy Chums in the Florida Jungle | Wilmer M. Ely
British Dictionary definitions for steam-shovel
a steam-driven mechanical excavator, esp one having a large bucket or grab on a beam slung from a revolving jib
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