: 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.
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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.
—Jonah Walters, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2024
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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.
—Jonah Walters, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Backhoe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backhoe. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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backhoe
noun
back·hoe
-ˌhō 
: a large machine that digs into the earth with a metal scoop drawn toward the machine
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