backhoe

ˈbækˌhoʊ

Definition of backhoe - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

construction

TECH.

excavating equipment with a digging bucket on an arm

TECH.

The construction site used a backhoe for digging trenches.

digger

excavator

machinery

TECH.

multi-purpose tractor with front loader and rear digger

TECH.

The backhoe was essential for the roadwork project.

digger

excavator

loader

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Images of backhoe

excavating equipment with a digging bucket on an arm
multi-purpose tractor with front loader and rear digger

Origin of backhoe

English, back (rear) + hoe (tool)

Terms with backhoe included in their meaning

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scoop shovel

heavy machinery

shovel or bucket of a dredge or backhoe

Examples of backhoe in a sentence

They rented a backhoe to clear the land.
A backhoe was rented to dig the foundation.
The construction site was busy with the hum of a backhoe.

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French:pelleteuse, tractopelle, ...
German:Baggerlader, ...
Italian:terna, ...
Spanish:retroexcavadora, tractor excavador, ...
Portuguese:retroescavadora, ...
Chinese:反铲挖土机, 多功能挖掘机, ...
Japanese:バックホー, ...
Arabic:حَفّار خَلْفي, جرافة بحفار خلفي, ...
Hebrew:מְכוֹנַת חֲפִירָה, מַחְפֵּרוֹן, ...
Russian:экскаватор, экскаватор-погрузчик, ...
Ukrainian:екскаватор, екскаватор-навантажувач, ...
Hindi:बैकहो, खुदाई ट्रैक्टर, ...
Bengali:ব্যাকহো, ট্রাক্টর, ...
Catalan:retroexcavadora, ...
Czech:rypadlo, rypadlonakladač, ...
Danish:gravemaskine, traktor-gravemaskine, ...
Dutch:graaflaadmachine, laadschop, ...
Greek:εκσκαφέας, τσάπα, ...
Hungarian:kotrógép, kotrórakodó, ...
Khmer:គ្រឿងចក្រជីកដីប្រភេទបាក់ហូ, ត្រាក់ទ័រជីកកាយ, ...
Korean:백호, 다목적 트랙터, ...
Persian:بکهو, تراکتور حفار, ...
Polish:koparka, ...
Portuguese (BR):retroescavadeira, ...
Romanian:buldoexcavator, excavator multifuncțional, ...
Swedish:grävmaskin, traktorgrävare, ...
Thai:รถแบคโฮ, ...
Turkish:kazıcı, kazıcı yükleyici, ...
Vietnamese:máy xúc, máy xúc đào, ...

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Definition of backhoe - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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Origin of backhoe

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Examples of backhoe in a sentence

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