OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 27072

backhoe

/ˈbæk.həʊ/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
cargadora mixta • excavadora mixta • pala mixta • retrocargadora • retroexcavadora
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).
Meronym: front-end loader
The backhoe is only one type of heavy equipment for rent.[…]I heard about a couple of tool-rental outfits near Chicago that were doing a brisk business renting backhoes and other h…
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