backhoe

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈbæk.həʊ/

Noun

Australia Canada US

A piece of excavating equipment 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.

Japanese Meaning

土木や建設現場で使用される、アームの先端にショベルやバケットを装備し、後方に引いて土砂を掘削・移動させる油圧式の掘削機

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The crew used a backhoe to dig the trench for the new water line.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

作業員たちは新しい水道管のための溝を掘るのにバックホーを使った。

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Sense（1）

A piece of excavating equipment 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.

Sense（2）

(chiefly US, Canada, Australia) A multi-purpose tractor with a front-mounted loading bucket and a rear-mounted digging bucket. The tractor combines a front-end loader/loader and an excavator/digger.

The backhoe is only one type of heavy equipment for rent. […] I heard about a couple of tool-rental outfits near Chicago that were doing a brisk business renting backhoes and other heavy equipment to homeowners

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backhoes

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