Definition of Backhoe

1. Noun. An excavator whose shovel bucket is attached to a hinged boom and is drawn backward to move earth.

Generic synonyms: Digger, Excavator, Power Shovel, Shovel
Terms within: Scoop, Scoop Shovel

Definition of Backhoe

1. Noun. A piece of excavating equipment consisting of a digging bucket on the end of an articulated arm; drawn backwards to move earth. ¹

2. Noun. (chiefly US Canada Australia) A multi-purpose tractor with a front-mounted loading bucket and a rear-mounted backhoe. ¹

3. Verb. To excavate using such equipment. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Backhoe

1. to use a backhoe (a type of excavating machine) [v -HOED, -HOEING, -HOES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Backhoe

backhanded compliments
backhandedly
backhandedness
backhander
backhanders
backhanding
backhands
backhaul
backhauled
backhauling
backhauls
backheel
backheeled
backheeling
backheels
backhoe (current term)
backhoed
backhoeing
backhoes
backhouse
backhouses
backing
backing band
backing up
backings
backjoint
backjoints
backjumping
backland
backlands

Literary usage of Backhoe

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Papers and Proceedings of the Surgeon General's Conference on Agricultural edited by Melvin L. Myers (1994)
"It was discovered that when a ROPS was installed on a tractor with the threepoint-hitch-mounted backhoe, a crush point between the elevating backhoe boom ..."

2. Warmwater Fisheries: Symposium I (1991) edited by James L. Cooper, R. H. Hamre (1999)
"Depending upon streambank conditions, removal of the pervious material by bulldozer, front end loader, or backhoe can be relatively inexpensive. ..."

3. Alternative Wastewater Collection Systems Manual (1994)
"Many contractors use a backhoe for the service line excavation, since this same equipment is also required for the excavation of the valve pit, ..."

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