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trackhoe

trackhoe noun: an excavator (machine) mounted on caterpillar tracks. (Most are large; some are miniature for small jobs.).

trackhoe: an excavator (machine) mounted on caterpillar tracks. (Most are large; some are miniature for small...
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Noun

trackhoe (plural trackhoes)

  1. An excavator (machine) mounted on caterpillar tracks. (Most are large; some are miniature for small jobs.)
    Synonyms:
    tracked excavator

Synonyms of trackhoe

  • tracked excavator

Forms of trackhoe

pluraltrackhoes

Origin of trackhoe

From track + hoe, with conscious echoing of backhoe, which came first.

Questions about trackhoe

What does trackhoe mean?
Trackhoe means an excavator (machine) mounted on caterpillar tracks. (Most are large; some are miniature for small jobs.).
What part of speech is trackhoe?
Trackhoe is a noun.
What is the plural of trackhoe?
The plural of trackhoe is trackhoes.

Words near trackhoe in the dictionary

  1. trackerphone
  2. trackerphones
  3. trackers
  4. trackest
  5. tracketh
  6. trackhoe
  7. trackhoes
  8. trackhound
  9. trackhounds
  10. trackie
  11. trackie bottoms

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