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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Hotspots remained well past 3 a.m. Workmen were digging with a backhoe in an attempt to access and shut off a gas main, workers said.
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The rest of the lots are filled with sparse grass and fire ants, awaiting backhoes.
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April 3, 2016, near Philadelphia, where an Amtrak train going 99 mph slammed into a backhoe on the track, killing two workmen and injuring 39 people on the train.
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Relying on some of the same aerial imagery used to identify coca fields, authorities are spotting backhoes and dredges operating in areas where there are no legal mining concessions.
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The next morning, a backhoe was digging a hole in her lawn and a flag dealer from suburban Boston was driving west with a twenty-five-foot pole.
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The 47-year-old engineer in the backhoe collision began training as an Amtrak engineer in May 2015 and was promoted to locomotive engineer in June 2015.
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Despite the cold weather, Isaac and a few neighbors gather on the curb across the street and watch a large yellow backhoe tear into the walls of the dilapidated house next door to his duplex.
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On April 3, 2016, Train 89 to Savannah, Ga., hit a backhoe on the rails in Chester at about 100 mph.
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First Known Use of backhoe
1928
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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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