front-end loader
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of front-end loader
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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A front-end loader would roll down the seemingly endless aisles and pop the trees out one by one.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
Kazi Mohammad was using a snowblower in the driveway of a rental property trapped by a four-foot snow bank, dumped there by a front-end loader.
From Washington Post • Dec. 28, 2022
HUWARA, West Bank — As an Israeli Army front-end loader approached, the Palestinian mayor tried one last time to stop the soldiers from blocking an intersection in Huwara, his town in the northern West Bank.
From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2022
A front-end loader scooped up burned pieces of the restaurant as well as debris from protesters such as a snack boxes.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 14, 2020
At one point, to reward McCandless with a task that involved slightly more skill, Westerberg attempted to teach him to operate a front-end loader.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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