forklift
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forklift
- /ˈfɔɹklɪft/
Where it comes from
From fork + lift.
noun forklifts
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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.
The concrete floors of B2B sheds were already being built to an exacting degree of flatness, calibrated using lasers, so that forklifts would not teeter while lifting pallets to the highest shelves.
Similar: fork hoist, forklift truck, fork truck, hi-lo, jitney, lift truck, sideloader, stacker-truck, tow-motor, trailer loader
verb forklifts · forklifting · forklifted
- To move or stack with, or as if with, such a vehicle. With bouncerly finesse, Frank forklifted his arms under Gerald's & plucked him off his stool, dragging him towards the back & the source of that incessant voice.
Translations
Every language
noun small industrial vehicle
| Español | montacargas, carretilla elevadora, grúa horquilla, pato, mula, toro |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 지게차 jigecha, 포크리프트 pokeuripeuteu |
| 日本語 | フォークリフト fōkurifuto |
| 中文 | 叉車 /叉车 chāchē, 鏟車 /铲车 chǎnchē, 堆高機 /堆高机 duīgāojī |
| हिन्दी | फ़ोर्कलिफ़्ट forkalifṭ |
| Português | empilhadeira, empilhadora, empilhador |
| Français | chariot élévateur, élévateur, clark |
| Deutsch | Gabelstapler |
| Italiano | muletto, carrello elevatore |
| Ελληνικά | περονοφόρο peronofóro |
| Română | stivuitor, motostivuitor |
| Русский | ви́лочный погру́зчик víločnyj pogrúzčik, автопогру́зчик avtopogrúzčik, автока́р avtokár |
| Tiếng Việt | xe nâng hạ |
| العربية | رَافِعَةٌ شَوْكِيَّةٌ rāfiʕatun šawkiyyatun |
| עברית | מַלְגֵּזָה malgezá |
Talk about this word "forklift." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/forklift. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. forklift. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/forklift "forklift." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/forklift.Cite this
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title = {forklift},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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