power shovel

n.
A large, usually mobile earthmoving machine having a boom and a hinged bucket for excavating. Also called steam shovel.

1. A power-operated machine used to excavate and load dirt, rock, or debris by means of an open-ended bucket at the end of an arm which is suspended from a boom; cables or hydraulic rams force the arm (and therefore the bucket) forward and upward, into the material; then the bucket is raised and its load is dumped.
2. A machine having a scoop or bucket for digging up or removing loose material.

power shovel

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a machine for excavating
  Synonyms: excavator, digger, shovel

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