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front-end loader en · NOUN

Meanings

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

Forms

Coordinates

backhoe · backhoe · trackhoe

Relateds

JCB · bobcat · grader · bulldozer · backhoe

Synonyms

payloader · endloader · front loader

Translations (7)

sv frontlastare (front-end loader) · uk навантажувальна машина (front-end loader) · de Radlader (front-end loader) · fi kauhakuormaaja (front-end loader) · cs kolový nakladač (front-end loader) · pl ładowarka łyżkowa (front-end loader) · da frontlæsser (front-end loader)