FORKLIFT

forklift

(noun) a small industrial vehicle with a power operated forked platform in front that can be inserted under loads to lift and move them

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

forklift (plural forklifts)

A small industrial vehicle with a power-operated fork-like pronged platform that can be raised and lowered for insertion under a load, often on pallets, to be lifted and moved

Synonyms

• fork hoist

• fork truck

• forklift truck

• lift truck

• sideloader

• stacker-truck

• tow-motor

• trailer loader

Verb

forklift (third-person singular simple present forklifts, present participle forklifting, simple past and past participle forklifted)

To move or stack with, or as if with, such a vehicle.

Source: Wiktionary



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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