How to pronounce “steam shovel”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (historical, mining) An excavating machine designed to effect a shovelling action through steam power.
• (by extension) Any excavating machine of similar design, no matter how powered.
• [Verb]
• (transitive) To excavate (a place, or something from a place) using a steam shovel.
• (intransitive) To operate a steam shovel.

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Similar Sounds

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