backhoe
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of backhoe
Example Sentences
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Around 5 in the evening a backhoe arrived, finally.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
Hundreds of people had now gathered to watch the backhoe operate.
From Barron's ● Jun. 28, 2026
We passed by a checkpoint manned by the National Guard and the LAPD, then had to stop for 20 minutes on a narrow hillside road as a backhoe was unloaded from a flatbed truck.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2025
A few days later, detectives found the stolen backhoe at a truck stop in Tulare.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2024
Then it sunk in with Terryl that the neighbor had a backhoe.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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