C2 noun #61,534 most common

backhoe

UK /ˈbæk.həʊ/ | US /ˈbæk.həʊ/

A piece of excavating equipment consisting of a digging bucket or scoop on the end of an articulated arm, drawn backwards to move earth.

backhoe in 30 Seconds

  • (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) A multi-purpose tractor with a front-mounted loading bucket and a rear-mounted digging bucket.
  • (verb) To excavate using such equipment.

Meanings

  1. 1
    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.
  2. 2
    noun A multi-purpose tractor with a front-mounted loading bucket and a rear-mounted digging bucket.
  3. 3
    verb To excavate using such equipment.

Synonyms

backhoe endloader backhoe loader excavator loader excavator
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