cab-over

noun

variants or less commonly cab-over-engine

¦⸗ˌ⸗⸗ˈ⸗⸗

plural cab-overs also cab-over-engines

: an automotive vehicle (such as a truck or van) with a cab (see cab entry 3 sense 3) at the front end over the engine

If I were a farmer buying my first tractor-trailer, I'd look for a used cab-over …

—Dan Anderson, Farm Journal, February 1999

cab-over adjective

a cab-over chassis

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

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