1. the amount that a shovel can hold

Examples

• He added another shovelful of dirt to the hole.
• The gardener moved one shovelful of mulch at a time.
• It took several shovelfuls of snow to clear the walkway.
• She dumped a shovelful of gravel into the wheelbarrow.
• The worker carried a heavy shovelful of concrete.
• Each shovelful of sand was carefully measured.