"trackhoe" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: trackhoes [plural]
Etymology: From track + hoe, with conscious echoing of backhoe, which came first. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|track|hoe}} track + hoe Head templates: {{en-noun}} trackhoe (plural trackhoes)
  1. (construction, mining) An excavator (machine) mounted on caterpillar tracks. (Most are large; some are miniature for small jobs.) Synonyms: tracked excavator Hypernyms: excavator, hoe Coordinate_terms: backhoe

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