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excavator vs steam shovel

steam shovel vs excavator

excavator and steam shovel both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
excavator Yes No No No
steam shovel Yes No No No
As nouns, steam shovel is a hyponym of excavator; that is, steam shovel is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than excavator:
  • excavator: a machine for excavating
  • steam shovel: a power shovel that is driven by steam
Other hyponyms of excavator include backhoe, dredge.
excavator (noun) steam shovel (noun)
a machine for excavating a power shovel that is driven by steam
a workman who excavates for foundations of buildings or for quarrying
Difference between excavator and steam shovel

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