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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