front-end loader

See also: front end loader

English

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.
   • 2000, Bob Foster, Birdum or Bust!, Henley Beach, SA: Seaview Press, page 21:

     We overcame this difficulty by using a powershift front-end loader as the last unit in the train[.]

2. The scoop of a front-end loader.

Synonyms

• (four-wheeled tractor): endloader, payloader, front loader

Related terms

• payloader
• front loader
• backhoe loader

Translations

front-end loader

• Czech: kolový nakladač m
• Danish: frontlæsser c
• Finnish: kauhakuormaaja (fi)
• German: Radlader (de)
• Ukrainian: навантажувальна машина (navantažuvalʹna mašyna)

See also

• front-end loader on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• backhoe
• bobcat
• bulldozer
• grader
• JCB