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Meaning of steam navvy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A steam-powered excavator used in making docks, canals, etc.

Examples

“Three steam navvies, 350 men, 5 locomotives, and 120 wagons, were employed to remove the one and a half million tons of debris.”

“A steam navvy was very useful for filling wagons with material from a nearby colliery for an embankment at Camerton. […] Also in September, steam navvies were in use at Combe Hay and Dunkerton, and the foundations of Dunkerton Station were in a forward state.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

steam organ steam piano steam pipe Steam Plains steam power steam punk

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