cab-over-engineadj.
/ˌkabəʊvə(r)ˈɛn(d)ʒ(ᵻ)n/, U.S. /ˌkæbˌoʊvərˈɛndʒən/, Australian English /ˌkæbˌoʊvərˈendʒən/ Chiefly North American and Australian.
Of a lorry, truck, etc.: designed so that most or all of the engine is located below rather than in front of the driver's compartment, with the vehicle usually having a flat vertical front. Abbreviated COE. Cf. cab-over adj., cab-forward adj.This design is relatively uncommon in North America and Australia, but predominant in Europe.
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1934 N.Y. Times 21 Jan. ix. 8/4 New models of medium and heavy duty trucks of the cab-over-engine type were shown privately last Monday and Tuesday night by the General Motors Truck Company.
1992 Toronto Star (Nexis) 16 May j2 Although it [sc. Jeep] had led the North American industry in cab-over-engine pickups, production of the Jeep FC trucks lasted only until the 1963 model year.
2010 S. Bennett Heavy Duty Truck Syst. (ed. 5) ix. 239/2 On cab-over-engine models, the starter relay is often mounted on the front frame cross member.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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