shovel
tool consisting of a thin blade attached to a handle for digging, lifting, and moving bulk materials (soil, sand, dust, etc.)
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Summary
shovel is a type of tool[1]. shovel draws 2,235 Wikipedia views per month (type of tool category, ranking #8 of 27).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: product type[3]
- Made from material: wood[4], metal[5], plastic[6]
- Subclass of: hand tool[7], physical tool[8], mechanical advantage device[9]
- Has use: planting[10], construction[11], tillage[12], digging[13]
- Commons category: Shovels[14]
- Unicode character: [15]
- Has part(s): shaft[16], Blade[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Shovels[18]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19]
- Different from: Q9394323[20]
- MCN code: 8201.10.00[21]
- Name: shovel[22]
- Exact match: http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/04208210-n[23]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[24]
Why It Matters
shovel has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] shovel is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]