front-end loader

noun

: a usually wheeled vehicle with a hydraulically operated scoop in front for excavating and loading loose material

called also front loader

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There was a front-end loader nearby to keep sand away from the hole, but it was not used to dig, Kubiel said. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 18 May 2022 For example, a truck or front-end loader could accidentally strike the trunk or low-hanging branches, or a digger could slash through roots. — Beth Botts, chicagotribune.com, 5 Mar. 2022 That employee was later arrested for assault and transported to the hospital to treat injuries sustained when the front-end loader tipped. — cleveland, 3 Mar. 2022 Ultimately, Raum-Suryan and others had to tranquilize the animal and took him back to the water via truck and front-end loader. — Morgan Krakow, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Oct. 2022 See All Example Sentences for front-end loader

Word History

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of front-end loader was in 1935

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front-end loader

noun
: a vehicle with a scoop in front for digging and loading loose material
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