0 a large, powerful machine with a container connected to a long arm, used for digging up the ground -- 挖土机；挖掘机
They recommended open pit mining, using steam shovels to load railroad cars, a novel idea at the time.
This allowed the tracks used by both the steam shovels and dirt trains to be quickly moved to wherever it needed to go.
As a result, steam shovels became commonplace.
Outdoor exhibits include live burros, a steam shovel, and an operating stamp mill for gold ore.
Many steam shovels remained at work on the railways of developing nations until diesel engines supplanted them.
In later life he worked as a steam shovel operator.
It is like using a salt spoon when we need a steam shovel.
The steam shovel became an essential item of construction equipment during these years.
