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cab-over

or cab·o·ver

[ kab-oh-ver ]
/ ˈkæbˌoʊ vər /
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noun
a truck tractor or other vehicle in which the cab is located over the engine.
a camper in which the body extends forward over the cab of the truck on which it is mounted.
adjective
pertaining to such a vehicle or camper.
pertaining to the part of a camper that extends over the cab.
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Origin of cab-over

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby cab-over

Cabo Rojo, caboshed, Cabot, cabotage, Cabot Strait, cab-over, Cabral, cab rank rule, Cabrera, cabretta, cabrilla
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How to use cab-over in a sentence

  • Arthmore pulled the cab over to the curb a few yards from the entrance and the two men waited in silence.

    The Penal Cluster|Ivar Jorgensen (AKA Randall Garrett)

  • The jolting of the cab over the car-tracks struck my nerves as his question did my heart.

    One of My Sons|Anna Katharine Green

British Dictionary definitions for cab-over

cabover
/ (ˈkæbˌəʊvə) /
adjective
of or denoting a truck or lorry in which the cab is over the engine
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