Meanings
plural backhoe loaders · alternative backhoe-loader
- 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.
Synonyms: loader excavator
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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.
Origin
backhoe + loader. From being a combination tractor vehicle with a back-end digger unit and a front-end loader unit.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French chargeuse-pelleteuse
- chargeuse-pelleteuseTranslations
Hebrew שופל
- שופל (shúfel)Translations
Polish koparkoładowarka
- koparkoładowarkaTranslations
Spanish retroexcavadora
- retroexcavadoraTranslations
Cite this entry
backhoe loader. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/backhoe%20loader
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