: 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
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Build, play, and display this dynamic backhoe loader toy that’s on sale for $6 during Amazon Prime Day.
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Mia Huelsbeck,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
Her brother Arturo—who lives in Ingram, a small town six miles east of them—worked all day to clear the roads with his backhoe up to the low-water crossing a mile from Hunt.
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Karen Valby,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
Large machinery and backhoes are working nonstop across the city ahead of the games, said Jaime Aguilar, a spokesperson for the group Warrior Searchers of Jalisco, which finds an average of two graves a month.
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Steve Fisher,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
Five years earlier, its GT backhoe loader set a speed record of more than 72 mph.
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Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2026
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Mia Huelsbeck,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
Her brother Arturo—who lives in Ingram, a small town six miles east of them—worked all day to clear the roads with his backhoe up to the low-water crossing a mile from Hunt.
—
Karen Valby,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
Large machinery and backhoes are working nonstop across the city ahead of the games, said Jaime Aguilar, a spokesperson for the group Warrior Searchers of Jalisco, which finds an average of two graves a month.
—
Steve Fisher,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
Five years earlier, its GT backhoe loader set a speed record of more than 72 mph.
—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2026
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“Backhoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backhoe. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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backhoe
noun
back·hoe
-ˌhō 
: a large machine that digs into the earth with a metal scoop drawn toward the machine
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