cab-over

cab-over
/kab"oh'veuhr/, n.
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.
adj.
3. pertaining to such a vehicle or camper.
4. pertaining to the part of a camper that extends over the cab.
Also, cabover.

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