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Definition of Power shovel
1. Noun. A machine for excavating.
Specialized synonyms: Backhoe, Dredge, Steam Shovel
Generic synonyms: Machine
Derivative terms: Dig, Dig, Excavate, Shovel
Lexicographical Neighbors of Power Shovel
Literary usage of Power shovel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Excavation: Machinery, Methods and Costs, Including a Revision of by Allen Boyer McDaniel (1919)
"The power shovel, in recent times, has been adapted to t ench excavation by the
... It is difficult to sheet and brace a trench for power-shovel operation, ..."
2. Excavation by Allen Boyer McDaniel (1919)
"The power shovel, in recent times, has been adapted to t ench excavation by the
... It is difficult to sheet and brace a trench for power-shovel operation, ..."
3. Modern Tunneling by David William Brunton, John Allen Davis, John Vipond Davies (1922)
"(d) In case the bench is mucked with a power shovel, then it is desirable to
eliminate from consideration the small 2-yard cars for the main haulage, ..."
4. Modern Tunneling by David William Brunton, John Allen Davis, John Vipond Davies (1922)
"(d) In case the bench is mucked with a power shovel, then it is desirable to
eliminate from consideration the small 2-yard cars for the main haulage, ..."
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