backhoe in French
backhoe in French is rétrocaveuse, tractopelle, chargeuse-pelleteuse — backhoe means a piece of excavating machinery with a digging bucket on a hinged arm, mounted on a tractor.
backhoe in French
rétrocaveuse
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.
tractopelle
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.
chargeuse-pelleteuse
(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).
pépine
(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).
rétrocaveuse
(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).
tractopelle
(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).
trax
(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).
What does "backhoe" mean?
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noun A piece of excavating machinery with a digging bucket on a hinged arm, mounted on a tractor.
"A backhoe dug the trench for the new water line."
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verb To dig using a backhoe.
"They backhoed the foundation over the weekend."
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backhoe in a sentence
- A backhoe dug the trench for the new water line.
- They backhoed the foundation over the weekend.
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What is "backhoe" in French?
"backhoe" in French is rétrocaveuse, tractopelle, chargeuse-pelleteuse. backhoe means: A piece of excavating machinery with a digging bucket on a hinged arm, mounted on a tractor.
How do you use "backhoe" in a sentence?
Example: "A backhoe dug the trench for the new water line." In French, "backhoe" is rétrocaveuse, tractopelle, chargeuse-pelleteuse.
Are there other ways to say "backhoe" in French?
Yes — French has 5 translations listed for "backhoe": rétrocaveuse, tractopelle, chargeuse-pelleteuse, pépine, trax.
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