shovel

Also known as pan

thumb|upright|A typical shovel

AI overview

A shovel is a tool with a flat or slightly curved blade attached to a long handle, used for digging, lifting, and moving materials like soil, sand, or snow. It matters because it's a basic implement that enables essential work in construction, gardening, excavation, and many other practical tasks.

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Within Vinony's link graph, shovel is referenced by 296 other articles, and connects out to machete, garden fork and cant hook.

It sits within the topics Gardening tools and Shovels.

Its subject is documented across 96 Wikipedia language editions.

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Material used: metal
Image: Skovl.jpg
Has use: digging

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Commons category: Shovels
topic's main category: Category:Shovels
MCN code: 8201.10.00
exact match: wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/04208210-n
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
name: shovel
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Unicode character: 🪏

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thumb|upright|A typical shovel

A shovel is a tool used for digging, lifting, and moving bulk materials, such as soil, coal, gravel, snow, sand, or ore. Most shovels are hand tools consisting of a broad blade fixed to a medium-length handle. Shovel blades are usually made of sheet steel or hard plastics and are very strong. Shovel handles are usually made of wood (especially specific varieties such as ash or maple) or glass-reinforced plastic (fiberglass).

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