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Meaning of backhoe loader | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Suomi kaivurikuormaaja
Français chargeuse-pelleteuse

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

backhouse backie Backiling Backing backing band backing track

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