noun
backhoe
BAK-hoh
Backhoe (noun) means a piece of excavating machinery with a digging bucket on a hinged arm, mounted on a tractor. Example: “A backhoe dug the trench for the new water line.”
noun
1
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."
verb
1
To dig using a backhoe.
"They backhoed the foundation over the weekend."
How to use backhoe
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA digging machine with a bucket-tipped arm, commonly seen on construction and utility sites.
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Word forms
- Third person singular
- backhoes
- Past tense
- backhoed
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Etymology
From back + hoe.
Rhymes for backhoe
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What does “backhoe” mean?
The word “backhoe” means a piece of excavating machinery with a digging bucket on a hinged arm, mounted on a tractor. In plain terms, a digging machine with a bucket-tipped arm, commonly seen on construction and utility sites.
How do you pronounce “backhoe”?
“Backhoe” is pronounced BAK-hoh (/ˈbæk.həʊ/ in IPA).
How do you use “backhoe” in a sentence?
Here is “backhoe” used in a sentence: “A backhoe dug the trench for the new water line.”
What part of speech is “backhoe”?
Depending on how it is used, “backhoe” can be a noun and a verb.
How many meanings does “backhoe” have?
“Backhoe” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a piece of excavating machinery with a digging bucket on a hinged arm, mounted on a tractor.
