cabover

British  

/ ˈkæbˌəʊvə /

adjective

1. of or denoting a truck or lorry in which the cab is over the engine

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Example Sentences

One was a bent, blurry photo of him from the early 1990s with his first rig, a faded red GMC cabover that he parked behind my Tía Licha’s store so he wouldn’t have to pay a private lot.

From Los Angeles Times

When Cullen read about the heroic Autobot leader that turned into a red cabover semitrailer, he thought about his older brother, who had served as a U.S.

From Seattle Times

For example, I found a Cabover Style C22 RV on Mighway.com “starting at $107.55 a night” — a decent rate.

From Washington Post

Nissan and Hino tandem-axle trucks of the flat-front cabover design, many assembled in Pakistan, are the popular choices for cargo-haulers today, replacing the revered Vauxhall Bedford, a British model with a traditional cab.

From New York Times

She had grown up with her dad's Kenworth cabover truck in the front yard; he gets $1 a mile driving anywhere from Florida to Connecticut.

From Time Magazine Archive