backhoe
back·hoe [ ˈbak-ˌhō]
[ˈbak-ˌhō]
: an excavating machine having a bucket that is attached to a rigid bar hinged to a boom and that is drawn toward the machine in operation
Recent Examples on the Web
//Photos from the scene show a small backhoe on the side of the feeder road and several squad cars.
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Jay R. Jordan, Houston Chronicle, "Police: Body found along North Freeway feeder near Spring," 2 Oct. 2019
//Council approved a contract with RingCentral Inc. for up to approximately $203,000 for new phone systems and funds to buy a new backhoe from Doggett Heavy Machinery Services LLC for up to approximately $78,000.
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Tracy Maness, Houston Chronicle, "Bellaire permit approved for Take 5 Oil Change," 21 Aug. 2019
//Workers used a backhoe loader Friday morning to tow the Jeep away, video posted by Myrtle Beach police shows.
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Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, "The Jeep that went viral: Owner explains why it was on the beach," 6 Sep. 2019
//Workers used a backhoe loader Friday morning to tow the Jeep away, video posted by Myrtle Beach police shows.
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David Williams, CNN, "Owner of the Jeep abandoned in the surf on Myrtle Beach during Hurricane Dorian explains how it got there," 6 Sep. 2019
//The divestiture follows the 2017 disposals of its backhoe loader and dumper business to Mecalac and the material-handling and ports division to Konecranes Oyj.
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Washington Post, "GE Nuggets to Chew on From Its Annual Report," 3 Mar. 2019
//Our dig site was on the side of a cliff so a backhoe was brought in to build a dirt road for moving the blocks up the slope to a truck for transport back to the university.
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Hans-dieter Sues, Smithsonian, "How to Discover Dinosaurs," 3 Sep. 2019
//Road hazard, Cedar and County Line roads A caller reported coming up on a backhoe and a large piece of culvert in the middle of the roadway just south of Cedar on the evening of June 3.
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Thomas Jewell, cleveland.com, "Search party brings him back alive after LaureLive concert: Hunting Valley Police Blotter," 14 June 2019
//The size of the tree determines the tools needed to remove the tree; chainsaws, backhoes and other heavy equipment are used to break the tree down into smaller pieces — to haul it away, McConnell explained.
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Molly Hudson, azcentral, "Mesa crews work to clean downed trees after Tuesday's monsoon storm," 31 July 2019
First Known Use of backhoe
1928, in the meaning defined above
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