Definition of backhoe
: 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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The siege ended when tactical teams used a backhoe to breach the building and rescue a female counselor.
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A contractor's backhoe hit and broke a gas line while working at the site of the former Landscaping Barn, which burned down in May, Stephanie Reitz said.
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Crews with bulldozers and backhoes worked to clear away building debris and wrecked cars in a large area around the 15-foot-deep bomb crater, sealed off by hundreds of police.
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Also construction equipment maker JCB has made all of its engines biodiesel compatible, so that the backhoes breaking ground around town might smell a bit sweeter.
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1928
First Known Use of backhoe
1928
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: a large machine that digs into the ground with a metal scoop
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