Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

backhoe loader

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables: back-hoe load-er
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of heavy equipment, a wheeled tractor unit with an excavator arm on the back and a payloader attachment on the front, and usually having hydraulic outrigger arms for stabilization. Such tractors frequently have the excavator bucket replaced by other attachments such as a jackhammer, and may have forklift forks replacing the loader bucket attachment.

Etymology

backhoe + loader. From being a combination tractor vehicle with a back-end digger unit and a front-end loader unit.

Inflected Forms

backhoe loaders (plural) backhoe-loader (alternative)

Derived Forms

backhoe loader

Frequently Paired Words

backhoe bobcat construction equipment digger earthmover earthmoving equipment endloader excavator

Synonyms

loader excavator

Questions

What does backhoe loader mean?: A type of heavy equipment, a wheeled tractor unit with an excavator arm on the back and a payloader attachment on the front, and usually having hydraulic outrigger arms for stabilization. Such tractors frequently have the excavator bucket replaced by other attachments such as a jackhammer, and may have forklift forks replacing the loader bucket attachment.
Where does backhoe loader come from?: backhoe + loader. From being a combination tractor vehicle with a back-end digger unit and a front-end loader unit.

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