backhoe
Articulated arm digger
A backhoe is a piece of excavating equipment with a hinged bucket on the end of a jointed arm, used for digging trenches and foundations.
The bucket digs by pulling toward the machine—hence "back." Most backhoes combine a front loader bucket with the rear excavator arm: The contractor brought in a backhoe to dig the foundation.
Machine that digs earth
- bulldozerBladed vehicle pushing earth
- trencherWooden food board
- dumptruckVehicle that tips to unload
- graderOne who assigns scores
crane · forklift · telehandler · compactor · roller · paver · tractor
Long narrow excavation
- ditchShallow excavated channel
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- holeAbsence in matter
- pitFruit's hard seed
soil · earth · digging · grading · backfill · earthwork · pipeline · sewer
Open-top carrying vessel
- boomLoud deep sound
- armUpper body limb
- cabVehicle for hire
- stabilizersMechanisms ensuring steadiness
outriggers · hydraulics · attachment · teeth · digger · controls · joystick · tracks
One who works machinery
- controlsOperates or regulates
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- digUnearth by shoveling
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
load · dump · maneuver · precision · certification · safety · training · cab
Designated location
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- demolitionDeliberate structural destruction
- contractorHired construction professional
- infrastructureBasic physical systems
roadwork · development · renovation · landscaping · grading · building · framework · surveyor
Cultivation of land, livestock
- farmingCultivating land for food
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- fence-postVertical barrier support
- landscapingModifying outdoor areas aesthetically
utility · plumbing · cemetery · pool · clearing · leveling · trenching · grubbing
excavator
Machine that digs earth
grader · crane · forklift · telehandler · compactor · roller · paver · tractor
trench
Long narrow excavation
- ditchShallow excavated channel
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- holeAbsence in matter
pit · soil · earth · digging · grading · backfill · earthwork · pipeline · sewer · cable
bucket
Open-top carrying vessel
stabilizers · outriggers · hydraulics · attachment · teeth · digger · controls · joystick · tracks · wheels
operator
One who works machinery
lift · load · dump · maneuver · precision · certification · safety · training · cab · visibility
site
Designated location
- foundationUnderlying support structure
- demolitionDeliberate structural destruction
- contractorHired construction professional
infrastructure · roadwork · development · renovation · landscaping · grading · building · framework · surveyor · laborer
agriculture
Cultivation of land, livestock
- farmingCultivating land for food
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- fence-postVertical barrier support
landscaping · utility · plumbing · cemetery · pool · clearing · leveling · trenching · grubbing
- excavatorsexcavator, mini excavator, power shovel, steam shovel
- construction sitehard hat, hard hats, foreman, cones, cranes
- demolitiondemolish, raze, bulldoze, controlled demolition, wreck
- construction equipmentbulldozer, excavator, crane, forklift, scaffolding
- digging toolsshovel, spade, pickaxe, mattock, trowel
- heavy vehiclessemi truck, semi-truck, eighteen-wheeler, 18-wheeler, big rig
backhoefront loader
Bucket-equipped earthmoving vehicle
bulldozer · dozer · front-end loader · wheel loader · grader
backhoecompactor
Machine that compresses materials
roller · steamroller · paver · dump truck