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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Ryan has driven two hours of bumpy back road to see this invention do what traditional exploration crews do by gashing trenches with backhoes.
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Crews removed 50 tons of dirt from the site with multiple vacuum trucks as of Wednesday night after bringing in a backhoe to clear more area, officials said.
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Later, after project construction contracts are awarded in a competitive bidding process, residents will see heavy construction equipment such as trucks and backhoes.
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Willing to Talk More than 1,300 Chinese products, from biscuit ovens to backhoes to false teeth, have been targeted for tariffs in response to complaints about China’s theft of intellectual property.
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Carrie Kimball Monahan, a spokeswoman for the Essex district attorney’s office, said in an e-mail Tuesday that investigators continue to search the property, a process that started in January, when a backhoe was used to probe the property.
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The sound of working construction equipment could be heard nearby as backhoes dug up the debris.
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Jeanne Lambin, 48, was part of an archaeology team hired to investigate the Dunning grounds in 1989 shortly after a backhoe operator struck a corpse while developing condos.
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Jeanne Lambin, 48, was part of an archaeology team hired to investigate the Dunning grounds in 1989 shortly after a backhoe operator struck a corpse while developing condos.
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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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