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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On busy beaches a backhoe may be brought in to bury them.
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If the backhoe control just followed your hand movement, anybody could do it.
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Created with a backhoe by the mountains’ owner Adrian Brochu, the ramps fulfill his wish to share stunning views with everyone, Brochu, 71, toiled countless hours — moving rocks and shaping the earth — to build the ramps.
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Jim Nelson and Mike De Sisti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Most days, Chad Schuster runs a backhoe and leads a crew for the Milwaukee Water Works.
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Using shovels and backhoes, emergency workers dug through the debris and mud, perilous labor on smoldering terrain still hot enough to melt shoe soles a day after the volcano exploded in a hail of ash, smoke and molten rock.
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Using shovels and backhoes, emergency workers dug through the debris and mud, perilous labor on smoldering terrain still hot enough to melt shoe soles a day after the volcano exploded in a hail of ash, smoke and molten rock.
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Big trucks, backhoes, fire trucks and other heavy equipment on display.
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As Briana Montalvo of ABC News reports, Eric Henderson of Cumberland County, New Jersey, drove the backhoe that sparked the pollen explosion.
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First Known Use of backhoe
1928
BACKHOE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of backhoe for English Language Learners
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: a large machine that digs into the ground with a metal scoop
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