backhoe
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4.9
- noun
- /ˈbækˌhoʊ/
- Specialized
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retroexcavadora
- The upcoming auction has more than 30 different backhoe loaders, giving buyers plenty of options to choose from.
- backhoe operator
- use a backhoe
And a backhoe was something piled up there where they could do the foundation for a new wall.
- And a backhoe was something piled up there where they could do the foundation for a new wall.
Examples
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I can run a backhoe.
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There comes a time when renting a backhoe is not the brightest idea.
Blog text (13) -
When the backhoe man came, he had his little boy with him, maybe four.
Fiction book (1992) -
A day later, at the end of the road, a backhoe dug a big hole.
Fiction book (2002) -
I pulled up beside a backhoe and stepped out.
Fiction book (1996) -
And a backhoe was something piled up there where they could do the foundation for a new wall.
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Yeah, I just need a backhoe, a hauler.
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I'll probably have to bring a tractor in here and a backhoe and dig all this stuff up.
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After the backhoe excavation work was complete, the trench bottoms were leveled.
Academic text (2006) -
The construction crew used a backhoe to excavate the foundation for the new building.
Synonyms
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3.4
A machine with a large bucket that digs and moves soil
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3.9
A large machine with a scoop used for digging and moving earth
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4.0
A large machine with a long arm and bucket that digs and moves earth
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4.2
A large machine that moves soil and rock at construction sites
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3.5
Machines like diggers and bulldozers that dig and move soil at building or mine sites
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Etymology
Backhoe comes from the words back and hoe. A hoe is a small garden tool and back means 'pulling toward you', so a backhoe is a big digging machine that pulls its bucket back toward the machine to move earth.