backhoe loader

== English == === Alternative forms === backhoe-loader === Etymology === backhoe +‎ loader. From being a combination tractor vehicle with a back-end digger unit and a front-end loader unit. === Noun === backhoe loader (plural backhoe loaders) 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 ==== ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====