steam shovel
To excavate using a steam shovelTo excavate (a place, or something from a place) using a steam shovel.
» Pretty soon along came a steam shovel and dug a road through the hill covered with daisies.
Вскоре приехал и экскаватор, который прорыл через покрытый ромашками холм дорогу. — Hellerick
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2 senses(also, figuratively, transitive)To excavate (a place, or something from a place) using a steam shovel.
(also, figuratively, intransitive)To operate a steam shovel.
Examples
2 sentencesPretty soon along came a steam shovel and dug a road through the hill covered with daisies.
ruВскоре приехал и экскаватор, который прорыл через покрытый ромашками холм дорогу. — Hellerick
The steam shovels dug down three stories on one side and four stories on the other side.
Origin
From steam + shovel.From steam + shovel.
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Forms
steam shovels, steam shoveling, steam shoveled, steam shoveled| Base form | steam shovel · to steam shovel |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | steam shovels |
| Present participle | steam shoveling |
| Past simple | steam shoveled / steam shovelled |
| Past participle | steam shoveled / steam shovelled |
regular
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.