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Definitions

Noun

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

tracked excavator

Etymology

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

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