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hydraulic shovel

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hydraulic shovel [hi′drȯ·lik ′shəv·əl]
(mechanical engineering)
A revolving shovel in which hydraulic rams or motors are substituted for drums and cables.
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Rescue workers [are using] hydraulic shovels and bulldozers, trying to sift through whatever remains in the crater - about four to five metres deep and 10 to 15 metres long," he said.
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Operative David Liddle was struck from behind by the truck driven by foreman James Johnston whose forward view was totally obscured by timber protruding above the hydraulic shovel at the front, Newcastle Crown Court was told.
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said Monday it plans to build a new plant in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, to make more super-size hydraulic shovels for mining in view of growing demand in resource-developing countries such as China and Russia.
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