side-loader

noun

A forklift truck which has its forks mounted on one side.

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Meanings

nounside-loader (plural side-loaders)

plural side-loaders · alternative sideloader

  1. A forklift truck which has its forks mounted on one side.

    The tank is designed to withstand all the stresses of handling by side-loader, which are less than with other methods of handling.

    1964 August, “Oil transport by demountable tank”, in Modern Railways, page 101
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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