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STEAM SHOVEL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does steam shovel mean?
• STEAM SHOVEL (noun)
The noun STEAM SHOVEL has 1 sense:
1. a power shovel that is driven by steam
Familiarity information: STEAM SHOVEL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A power shovel that is driven by steam
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("steam shovel" is a kind of...):
digger; excavator; power shovel; shovel (a machine for excavating)
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