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JCB

JCB noun: an earthmoving machine made by the J. C. Bamford (JCB) company. Also the initialism of Joint Configuration Board.

jcb: an earthmoving machine made by the J. C. Bamford (JCB) company
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Noun

JCB (plural JCBs)

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK) An earthmoving machine made by the J. C. Bamford (JCB) company.
  2. (through trademark erosion) any backhoe/endloader combination, or similar machinery.
    • Upon arriving at the site, they found several JCBs busily tearing down what was left of the old sheds.

Also used as

JCB is also the initialism of Joint Configuration Board.

JCB is also the initialism of Japan Credit Bureau.

Forms of JCB

pluralJCBs

Origin of JCB

From the initials of the company founder, Joseph Cyril Bamford.

Questions about JCB

What does JCB mean?
JCB means an earthmoving machine made by the J. C. Bamford (JCB) company.
What part of speech is JCB?
JCB is a noun.
What is the plural of JCB?
The plural of JCB is JCBs.

Words near JCB in the dictionary

  1. JC virus
  2. JC viruses
  3. JCA
  4. JCAH
  5. JCAHO
  6. JCB
  7. JCBs
  8. JCC
  9. JCCs
  10. JCG
  11. JCIO

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