cabover

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noun

A style of truck, bus, or van that has a vertical front or "flat face", with the cab of the truck sitting above (or forward of) the front axle.

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Meanings

nouncabover (plural cabovers)

plural cabovers

  1. A style of truck, bus, or van that has a vertical front or "flat face", with the cab of the truck sitting above (or forward of) the front axle.

    Was the dark of the moon on the sixth of June In a Kenworth pullin' logs. Cab-over Pete with a reefer on And a Jimmy haulin' hogs.

    1975, “Convoy”, in C.W. McCall, Chip Davis (lyrics), Black Bear Road, performed by C. W. McCall

Origin

From cab + over.

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APA

cabover. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cabover

MLA

“cabover.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cabover. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cabover,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cabover.

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