cab-forward

adjective

cab-for·​ward

of a train or automotive vehicle

: designed with the cab (see cab entry 3 sense 3) or passenger compartment placed farther forward than usual

a cab-forward locomotive

It features the increasingly popular cab-forward treatment—wider wheel-base, roomier inside—dual air bags and available ABS.

—John Russell, Essence, November 1994

The big-car feel is reinforced by the cab-forward interior that pushes the windshield far forward.

—Patrick Bedard, Car & Driver, June 2000

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

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