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backhoe noun

  /ˈbæk.həʊ/
  • (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 (component) and an excavator/digger (component).
 chargeuse-pelleteuse, pépine, rétrocaveuse, tractopelle, trax
  • 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.
 rétrocaveuse, tractopelle
backhoe loader
tractopelle
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