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JCB

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

name

Meaning 1

Initialism of Joint Configuration Board.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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2

name

Meaning 2

Initialism of Japan Credit Bureau.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

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noun

Meaning 3

An earthmoving machine made by the J. C. Bamford (JCB) company.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK

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4

noun

Meaning 4

any backhoe/endloader combination, or similar machinery.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: through trademark erosion

Examples

  • Upon arriving at the site, they found several JCBs busily tearing down what was left of the old sheds.

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History

Etymology

From the initials of the company founder, Joseph Cyril Bamford.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Welsh: jac codi baw — earthmoving machine
  • Welsh: JCB — earthmoving machine