Meanings
nountrackhoe (plural trackhoes)
plural trackhoes
- businessAn excavator (machine) mounted on caterpillar tracks. (Most are large; some are miniature for small jobs.)
Synonyms: tracked excavator
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn excavator (machine) mounted on caterpillar tracks. (Most are large; some are miniature for small jobs.)
Similar
tracked excavator
Origin
From track + hoe, with conscious echoing of backhoe, which came first.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
trackhoe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trackhoe
MLA
“trackhoe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trackhoe. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trackhoe,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trackhoe.
Source: trackhoe on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.