front-end loader

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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.
    Synonyms: endloader, payloader, front loader
    Coordinate terms: backhoe, trackhoe
    • 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 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
    Coordinate term: backhoe

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