steam shovel
1Steam shovel — Shovel Shov el, n. [OE. shovele, schovele, AS. scoft, sceoft; akin to D. schoffel, G. schaufel, OHG. sc?vala, Dan. skovl, Sw. skofvel, skyffel, and to E. shove. [root]160. See {Shove}, v. t.] An implement consisting of a broad scoop, or more or… …
2steam shovel — ☆ steam shovel n. a large, mechanically operated digger, originally powered by steam …
3steam shovel — steam .shovel n AmE a large machine that digs and moves earth …
4Steam shovel — A steam shovel is a large steam powered excavating machine designed for lifting and moving material such as rock and soil. It is the earliest type of power shovel.Origins and development The steam shovel was invented by William Otis, who received …
5steam shovel — noun a power shovel that is driven by steam (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑power shovel, ↑excavator, ↑digger, ↑shovel * * * noun, pl ⋯ els [count] US : a large machine that is powered by steam and that is used for digging large holes called also… …
6steam shovel — steam′ shov el n. mac a machine for digging or excavating, operated by its own engine and boiler • Etymology: 1875–80, amer …
7steam shovel — noun Date: 1878 a power shovel operated by steam; broadly power shovel …
8steam shovel — noun An industrial machine designed to effect a shovelling action through steam power …
9steam shovel — a machine for digging or excavating, operated by its own engine and boiler. [1875 80, Amer.] * * * …
10steam shovel — noun (C) AmE a large machine that digs and moves earth in a large bucket …