"backhoe" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbæk.həʊ/ Audio: EN-AU ck1 backhoe.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-backhoe.wav Forms: backhoes [plural]
Etymology: From back + hoe. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|back|hoe}} back + hoe Head templates: {{en-noun}} backhoe (plural backhoes)
  1. A piece of excavating equipment, either an integral subassembly or an attachment, consisting of a digging bucket or scoop on the end of an articulated arm, drawn backwards to move earth; used in excavator/digger and backhoe tractors. Wikidata QID: Q948917 Coordinate_terms: front-end loader Translations (a piece of excavating equipment): багер (bager) (Bulgarian), kaivinkone (Finnish), tractopelle [feminine] (French), rétrocaveuse [feminine] (French), Baggerschaufel [feminine] (German), bakhu (Indonesian), koparka [feminine] (Polish), ковш (kovš) [masculine] (Russian), แบ็กโฮ (Thai), รถแบ็กโฮ (Thai)
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  2. Ellipsis of backhoe tractor: A specialized tractor with the backhoe subassembly. This type of tractor has been superceded by the backhoe loader and trackhoe in most roles. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: backhoe tractor (extra: A specialized tractor with the backhoe subassembly. This type of tractor has been superceded by the backhoe loader and trackhoe in most roles.)
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  3. (chiefly US, Canada, Australia) Ellipsis of backhoe loader: A multi-purpose tractor with a front-mounted loading bucket and a rear-mounted digging bucket. The tractor combines a front-end loader/loader (component) and an excavator/digger (component). Wikidata QID: Q913743 Tags: Australia, Canada, US, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: backhoe loader (extra: A multi-purpose tractor with a front-mounted loading bucket and a rear-mounted digging bucket. The tractor combines a front-end loader/loader (component) and an excavator/digger (component).) Synonyms: digger Synonyms (multi-purpose): backhoe loader, loader excavator, backhoe endloader Hypernyms: heavy equipment Coordinate_terms: trackhoe, ;, front-end loader, ;, bulldozer, grader Translations (a multi-purpose tractor): عقرب (Arabic), екскаватор (ekskavator) [masculine] (Bulgarian), retroexcavadora [feminine] (Catalan), retrocarregadora [feminine] (Catalan), excavadora carregadora [feminine] (Catalan), excavadora mixta [feminine] (Catalan), carregadora mixta [feminine] (Catalan), pala mixta [feminine] (Catalan), 反鏟挖土機 /反铲挖土机 (Chinese Mandarin), rendegraver [common-gender] (Danish), traktorikaivuri (Finnish), rétrocaveuse [feminine] (French), tractopelle [feminine] (French), chargeuse-pelleteuse [feminine] (French), pépine [Canada, feminine] (French), trax [Switzerland, masculine] (French), Baggerlader [masculine] (German), kotrórakodó (Hungarian), terna [feminine] (Italian), pengorek-kaut (Malay), ڤڠوريق کاءوت (pengurik ka'ut) (Malay), koparkoładowarka [feminine] (Polish), retroescavadora [Portugal, feminine] (Portuguese), retroescavadeira [Brazil, feminine] (Portuguese), экскаватор (ekskavátor) [masculine] (Russian), građevinska kombinirka (Serbo-Croatian), traktorski kopač (Slovene), retroexcavadora [feminine] (Spanish), retrocargadora [feminine] (Spanish), excavadora mixta [feminine] (Spanish), cargadora mixta [feminine] (Spanish), pala mixta [feminine] (Spanish), traktorgrävare (Swedish), grävlastare (Swedish), beko loder (Turkish), kazıcı yükleyici (Turkish), екскавáтор (ekskavátor) (Ukrainian)
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Derived forms: backhoe loader Related terms: bobcat, excavator, front-end loader, JCB

Verb

IPA: /ˈbæk.həʊ/ Audio: EN-AU ck1 backhoe.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-backhoe.wav Forms: backhoes [present, singular, third-person], backhoeing [participle, present], backhoed [participle, past], backhoed [past]
Etymology: From back + hoe. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|back|hoe}} back + hoe Head templates: {{en-verb}} backhoe (third-person singular simple present backhoes, present participle backhoeing, simple past and past participle backhoed)
  1. To excavate using such equipment.
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      "word": "ڤڠوريق کاءوت"
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      "word": "građevinska kombinirka"
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