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front-end loaders

front-end loaders is the plural of front-end loader.

Meaning of front-end loader

Noun

front-end loader (plural front-end loaders)

  1. A type of four-wheeled tractor, used in construction, which has a one-man cabin and a large scoop at the front which can be used to dig up dirt or other material.
    • We overcame this difficulty by using a powershift front-end loader as the last unit in the train[.]2000, Bob Foster, Birdum or Bust!, Henley Beach, SA: Seaview Press, page 21
  2. The subassembly or attachment on such a machine that gives it its name: the bucket, the lifting arms, and the hydraulic circuits that move them.
    • Holonym: backhoe

Questions about front-end loaders

What is front-end loaders the plural of?
Front-end loaders is the plural of front-end loader.

Words near front-end loaders in the dictionary

  1. front-desked
  2. front-desking
  3. front-desks
  4. front-end
  5. front-end loader
  6. front-end loaders
  7. front-end processor
  8. front-end processors
  9. front-ends
  10. front-foot
  11. front-footed

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