: 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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With Assad's ouster in December, Halaby, now 29, returned to his neighborhood of Jobar, on the edge of Damascus, to watch a backhoe unearth the remains of at least eight of his comrades from a mass grave.
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Lauren Frayer, NPR, 15 Apr. 2025
Nearby, a crew of workers with a backhoe were working to attempt to repair the source of the leak.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2025
However, some people can access a skid steer, farm tractor, backhoe, or forklift.
—Daniel Scott, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2025
Roads connecting towns and outlying villages were torn and twisted, slowing rescue and relief efforts, including the delivery of heavy machinery such as excavators and backhoes.
—Ross Adkin, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
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Lauren Frayer, NPR, 15 Apr. 2025
Nearby, a crew of workers with a backhoe were working to attempt to repair the source of the leak.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2025
However, some people can access a skid steer, farm tractor, backhoe, or forklift.
—Daniel Scott, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Apr. 2025
Roads connecting towns and outlying villages were torn and twisted, slowing rescue and relief efforts, including the delivery of heavy machinery such as excavators and backhoes.
—Ross Adkin, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for backhoe
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“Backhoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backhoe. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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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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