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

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Below, a very large chunk of the EAA is being torn up by backhoes and dump trucks. —

Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024 In one case, records Whitmore-Behling maintained showed that R.G. bought a backhoe for $2,000. —

Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2024 Boudreaux said the months-long investigation into the operation began in March when Tulare County sheriff’s detectives began looking into the theft of a backhoe in the area of Avenue 8 and Road 176 near Delano. —

Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024 Crews scooped the rocks in nearby fields, then used backhoes to fashion them into crude berms. —

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