A backhoe is a large vehicle which is used for moving large amounts of earth.
[US]
backhoe in British English
(ˈbækˌhəʊ)
noun
1.
a mechanical excavator with an extension consisting of a bucket on an extending arm, which can be used to scoop up earth as it is drawn back towards the machine
2.
the extending arm and bucket of this type of excavator
verb(transitive)
3.
to dig with a backhoe
backhoe in American English
(ˈbækˌhoʊ)
noun
1.
a power-driven excavating vehicle with a hinged bucket at the end of a long, jointed arm: it digs by drawing the bucket toward the power unit
2.
the digging mechanism of this vehicle
Examples of 'backhoe' in a sentence
backhoe
Nobody has been buried there since before the turn of the century, which was also before the day of the backhoe.
Pickard, Nancy NO BODY (1988)
One thing she could really use would be a rented backhoe and a few loads of fill.
MacLeod, Charlotte SOMETHING IN THE WATER (1988)
And when I saw the backhoe I figured some pipe broke somewhere.