: 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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Her car was then followed by Thomas Stanko, in a white pickup truck, who was hauling a trailer with a backhoe loaded on it.
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Erika Stanish, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
The company’s construction and forestry segment features backhoe loaders, skid steers, road building equipment and equipment used in timber harvesting.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 2 Feb. 2026
The production design team could not simply build Carol’s backyard to airlift a backhoe into it.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2025
The state also paid $250,000 to someone who was struck by a backhoe in a state park in 2022 and suffered unspecified injuries.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 20 Nov. 2025
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Erika Stanish, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
The company’s construction and forestry segment features backhoe loaders, skid steers, road building equipment and equipment used in timber harvesting.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 2 Feb. 2026
The production design team could not simply build Carol’s backyard to airlift a backhoe into it.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 16 Dec. 2025
The state also paid $250,000 to someone who was struck by a backhoe in a state park in 2022 and suffered unspecified injuries.
—Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 20 Nov. 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 19 Feb. 2026.
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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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