cab-over

or cab·o·ver

[ kab-oh-ver ]

noun

1. a truck tractor or other vehicle in which the cab is located over the engine.
2. a camper in which the body extends forward over the cab of the truck on which it is mounted.

adjective

1. pertaining to such a vehicle or camper.
2. pertaining to the part of a camper that extends over the cab.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cab-over¹

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

"I had a brand new Mack cab-over, and me and one of the warehousemen would make the rounds picking up furniture" at illegal manufacturing sweatshop "all over South Central L.A."

From Salon

Following its U.S.-focused One and Two models, the Phoenix-based company has unveiled the Tre, which features the cab-over design common in Europe due to vehicle length regulations.

From Fox News

They eventually bought a cab-over tractor and a dump truck, and Hansen was back on the road.

From Washington Times

In the song a group of New York artists rent a “spankin’ new, white-shiny, chrome-plated cab-over Peterbilt” and fill it with “hot avant-garde” to drive to California and show up their West Coast counterparts.

From New York Times