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side-loader

side-loader noun: a forklift truck which has its forks mounted on one side.

side-loader: a forklift truck which has its forks mounted on one side
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Noun

side-loader (plural side-loaders)

  1. A forklift truck which has its forks mounted on one side.
    • The tank is designed to withstand all the stresses of handling by side-loader, which are less than with other methods of handling.1964 August, “Oil transport by demountable tank”, in Modern Railways, page 101

Forms of side-loader

pluralside-loaders
alternative formsideloader

Questions about side-loader

What does side-loader mean?
Side-loader means a forklift truck which has its forks mounted on one side.
What part of speech is side-loader?
Side-loader is a noun.
What is the plural of side-loader?
The plural of side-loader is side-loaders.

Words near side-loader in the dictionary

  1. side-levers
  2. side-line
  3. side-lined
  4. side-lines
  5. side-lining
  6. side-loader
  7. side-loaders
  8. side-lobe
  9. side-lobes
  10. side-lock
  11. side-locks

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