trackhoe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

trackhoe trackhoes

Etymology

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

Synonyms

tracked excavator
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