backhoe
noun
back·hoe ˈbak-ˌhō 
: 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
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web One method deploys a backhoe to put moss back in place, then cover the moss with mulch. 
New York Times, 5 May 2022 Two days after the Georgia Guidestones were destroyed by a bomb, a group of Elbert County residents gathered at the crime scene with a backhoe to dig further into the mysterious 42-year-old landmark. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 12 July 2022 Residents have previously told of hearing a backhoe and jackhammer overnight between the first and second days of the dig — when the work was supposed to have been paused — and seeing a convoy of FBI vehicles, including large armored trucks. Fox News, 31 May 2022 Residents have previously told of hearing a backhoe and jackhammer overnight between the first and second days of the dig — when the work was supposed to have been paused — and seeing a convoy of FBI vehicles, including large armored trucks. Fox News, 31 May 2022 Work began as the sun rose Tuesday morning, with a backhoe ripping down the existing stage made of metal and canvass canopy. Ryan Gillespie, Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2022 Residents have previously told of hearing a backhoe and jackhammer overnight between the first and second days of the dig — when the work was supposed to have been paused — and seeing a convoy of FBI vehicles, including large armored trucks. Fox News, 31 May 2022 The police officers drove on to the cemetery on the edge of town and backed their van up to a line of narrow trenches dug by a backhoe. New York Times, 24 May 2022 Residents have previously told of hearing a backhoe and jackhammer overnight between the first and second days of the dig — when the work was supposed to have been paused — and seeing a convoy of FBI vehicles, including large armored trucks. Michael Rubinkam, ajc, 28 May 2022 See More
New York Times, 5 May 2022 Two days after the Georgia Guidestones were destroyed by a bomb, a group of Elbert County residents gathered at the crime scene with a backhoe to dig further into the mysterious 42-year-old landmark. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 12 July 2022 Residents have previously told of hearing a backhoe and jackhammer overnight between the first and second days of the dig — when the work was supposed to have been paused — and seeing a convoy of FBI vehicles, including large armored trucks. Fox News, 31 May 2022 Residents have previously told of hearing a backhoe and jackhammer overnight between the first and second days of the dig — when the work was supposed to have been paused — and seeing a convoy of FBI vehicles, including large armored trucks. Fox News, 31 May 2022 Work began as the sun rose Tuesday morning, with a backhoe ripping down the existing stage made of metal and canvass canopy. Ryan Gillespie, Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2022 Residents have previously told of hearing a backhoe and jackhammer overnight between the first and second days of the dig — when the work was supposed to have been paused — and seeing a convoy of FBI vehicles, including large armored trucks. Fox News, 31 May 2022 The police officers drove on to the cemetery on the edge of town and backed their van up to a line of narrow trenches dug by a backhoe. New York Times, 24 May 2022 Residents have previously told of hearing a backhoe and jackhammer overnight between the first and second days of the dig — when the work was supposed to have been paused — and seeing a convoy of FBI vehicles, including large armored trucks. Michael Rubinkam, ajc, 28 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1928, in the meaning defined above