frontloader

Horizontal drum appliance

A frontloader is a washing machine that loads from the front rather than the top, with a door on the side of the drum.

Frontloaders typically use less water and energy than toploaders.

The term also applies to construction equipment—a tractor or loader with a bucket mounted at the front for moving earth, gravel, or debris: The frontloader cleared the construction site in an hour.

construction

excavator

Machine that digs earth

bulldozerBladed vehicle pushing earth
backhoeHinged-arm excavating machine
skidsteerCompact pivoting loader

telehandler · earthmover · grader · compactor · crawler · dumptruck · forklift · trencher · paver · roller

agriculture

tractor

Agricultural pulling vehicle

baleBound mass of material
hayDried feed crop
silageFermented crop fodder

manure · pallet · feedlot · barn · farm · implement · attachment · spear · grapple · bucket

laundry

washer

Spacer ring for fasteners

detergentChemical cleaning agent
drumStruck percussion cylinder
spinRapid rotation around axis

cycle · rinse · agitator · capacity · efficiency · water · energy · softener · clothes · delicates

Opposites

loading orientation/access point

frontloaderchest freezer

Top-loading frozen storage unit

equipment loading mechanism (construction)

frontloaderbackhoe

Hinged-arm excavating machine

rear loader · excavator · skid steer

Family

frontload, frontloads, frontloaded, frontloading

Familiarity: Top 50,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G