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Meaning of "steam-shovel" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STEAM-SHOVEL

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STEAM-SHOVEL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Steam-Shovel is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STEAM-SHOVEL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of steam-shovel in the English dictionary

The definition of steam-shovel in the dictionary is a steam-driven mechanical excavator, esp one having a large bucket or grab on a beam slung from a revolving jib.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STEAM-SHOVEL

steam train
steam trap
steam turbine
steam up
steam whistle
steam-boiler
steam-chest
steam-driven
steam-engine
steam-generating heavy-water reactor
steamboat
steamed
steamed pudding
steamed up
steamer
steamer chair
steamfitter
steamie
steamier
steamiest

WORDS THAT END LIKE STEAM-SHOVEL

airport novel
antinovel
detective novel
dime novel
graphic novel
grovel
historical novel
hovel
mechanical shovel
nonnovel
novel
ovel
photonovel
saga novel
shovel
the novel

Synonyms and antonyms of steam-shovel in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «steam-shovel» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STEAM-SHOVEL

Find out the translation of steam-shovel to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of steam-shovel from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «steam-shovel» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蒸汽铲
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

vapor pala-
570 millions of speakers

English

steam-shovel
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भाप फावड़ा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بخار مجرفة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пара - лопата
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

steam - pá
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাষ্প-বেলচা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vapeur - pelle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Stim-shovel
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dampf - Schaufel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

蒸気シャベル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

증기 삽
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Steam-shovel
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hơi nước xẻng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீராவி திணி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्टीम-फावडे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

buharla kürek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

steam- shovel
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Łopata parowego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пара- лопата
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

abur - lopată
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ατμού - φτυάρι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stoom - graaf
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ånga spade
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

steam - spade
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of steam-shovel

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STEAM-SHOVEL»

The term «steam-shovel» is regularly used and occupies the 81.974 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STEAM-SHOVEL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about steam-shovel

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STEAM-SHOVEL»

Discover the use of steam-shovel in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to steam-shovel and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
A modern classic that no child should miss. Since it was first published in 1939, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel has delighted generations of children.
Virginia Lee Burton, 2010
2
Handbook of Steam Shovel Work
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Construction Service Company, 2012
3
The Earthmover Encyclopedia
Otis Steam Shovel.The steam shovel, designed by William S.Otis in l835 and patented in l 839, is the earliest known single-bucket excavator for use on land. This drawing, made in l 84 l by S. Rufus Mason, is the earliest illustration of an Otis ...
Keith Haddock
4
Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel by Virginia Lee Burton: ...
Suggests activities to be used in the classroom to accompany Mike Mulligan and his steam shovel by Virginia Lee Burton.
Jean Jamieson, Anne Troy, Phyllis Green, 1991
5
Power Shovels : The World's Mightiest Mining and ...
build his dream steam shovel. Called the "Barnhart's Steam Shovel and Wrecking Car," the railroad-type machine was an immediate success and was sold to the Jackson and Mackinaw Railroad. In 1884, Barnhart, Huber, and business ...
Eric C. Orlemann
6
Marion County
What was begun by Henry Barnhart and Edward Huber in 1884 would eventually lead Marion residents to produce 90 percent of all steam shovels in the world by 1910 through three major producers: Marion Steam Shovel, Fairbanks Steam ...
Stuart J. Koblentz, 2007
7
International Steam Engineer: Official Journal of the ...
"Whereas, The International Union of Steam and Operating Engineers has disputed the Jurisdiction rights of the International Brotherhood of Steam Shovel and Dredgemen; and "Whereas, The International Union of Steam and Operating  ...
‎1818
8
Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
The familiar story of Mike Mulligan and Mary Anne, his steam shovel, and the problems they encounter while digging a cellar for the new town hall.
‎1992
9
Steam Shovels
The very first steam shovel, the William S. Otis machine of the late 1830s. All motions worked from one single- cylinder, non-reversing engine. The Otis Crane Excavator The first efficient dry-land single-bucket excavator on record was the ...
Peter Manktelow, 2001
10
In the Hands of A Child Grades PK-3 Project Pack Mike & Mary ...
Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel, by Virginia Lee Burton, is the story of a man named Mike and his steam shovel, Mary Anne. Mike is very proud of Mary Anne and the hard work that they can do together. Together, they help build roads, ...

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Steam-Shovel [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/steam-shovel>. Apr 2024 ».
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