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cabover

cabover noun: a style of truck, bus, or van that has a vertical front or "flat face", with the cab of the truck sitting above (or forward of) the front axle.

Noun

cabover (plural cabovers)

  1. A style of truck, bus, or van that has a vertical front or "flat face", with the cab of the truck sitting above (or forward of) the front axle.
    • Was the dark of the moon on the sixth of June
      In a Kenworth pullin' logs.
      Cab-over Pete with a reefer on
      And a Jimmy haulin' hogs.1975, “Convoy”, in C.W. McCall, Chip Davis (lyrics), Black Bear Road, performed by C. W. McCall

Forms of cabover

pluralcabovers

Origin of cabover

From cab + over.

Questions about cabover

What does cabover mean?
Cabover means a style of truck, bus, or van that has a vertical front or "flat face", with the cab of the truck sitting above (or forward of) the front axle.
What part of speech is cabover?
Cabover is a noun.
What is the plural of cabover?
The plural of cabover is cabovers.

Words near cabover in the dictionary

  1. cabotage
  2. cabotages
  3. cabotegravir
  4. cabotinage
  5. Cabourg
  6. cabover
  7. Caboverdean
  8. Caboverdeans
  9. Caboverdian
  10. Caboverdians
  11. cabovers

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