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 adigging bucket orscoop on the end of anarticulated arm ;drawn backwards to moveearth . - 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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Examples
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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.
EzineArticles 2010
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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.
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Equipment Operator position summary: operate miscellaneous heavy equipment, such as backhoe, bulldozer, excavator, track or rubber tire loader, etc., in remediation projects of ....
Travel news, travel guides and reviews | guardian.co.uk Maev Kennedy 2008
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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
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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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