SCOOP SHOVEL

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The shovel or bucket of a dredge or backhoe

Synonyms:

scoop; scoop shovel

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("scoop shovel" is a kind of...):

shovel (a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle)

Holonyms ("scoop shovel" is a part of...):

backhoe (an excavator whose shovel bucket is attached to a hinged boom and is drawn backward to move earth)

dredge (a power shovel to remove material from a channel or riverbed)