Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A mechanical excavator whose bucket is attached by a hinge to a two-part arm and is drawn backward to the machine when in operation.

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  • noun A piece of excavating equipment consisting of a digging bucket or scoop on the end of an articulated arm; drawn backwards to move earth.
  • noun Canada, Australia A multi-purpose tractor with a front-mounted loading bucket and a rear-mounted digging bucket.
  • verb To excavate using such equipment.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun an excavator whose shovel bucket is attached to a hinged boom and is drawn backward to move earth

Etymologies

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back +‎ hoe

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Examples

  • Gator Country owner Gary Saurage (right) directs Steven Parr (in backhoe) as they move a gift shop at the theme park.

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  • One of the considerations in maintaining a backhoe is the tire condition.

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  • A backhoe is a piece of equipment the helps move dirt, gravel, and any other material on your jobsite from one place to another.

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  • A backhoe is a piece of equipment the helps move dirt, gravel, and any other material on your jobsite from one place to another.

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  • Backhoe  A backhoe is a piece of excavating equipment consisting of a digging bucket on the end of a two-part articulated arm.

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  • And that's the reason that this vehicle has this gigantic kind of backhoe arm that is in the days ahead.

    CNN Transcript May 25, 2008 2008

  • Equipment Operator position summary: operate miscellaneous heavy equipment, such as backhoe, bulldozer, excavator, track or rubber tire loader, etc., in remediation projects of ....

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  • One was threatened to be brought "straight to their makeshift grave" or to the "backhoe" (referring to the backhoe used to dig the graves for the victims of the

    Bulatlat Marya Salamat 2010

  • There is a lot of (physical) work done there, such as backhoe operations and driving snowplows. "

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  • The National Transportation Safety Board on Friday released a metallurgical analysis of approximately 55 feet of pipe that appeared to rule out several possible causes of the pipeline failure, including corrosion or external blunt force, such as from a backhoe, and to suggest the blame could involve substandard welds.

    Pipeline-Blast Probe Finds Welding Flaws Rebecca Smith 2011

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