hand truck

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hand truck

noun hand trucks · handtruck

  1. Canada, US An L-shaped box-moving handcart with handles at one end, wheels at the base, with a small ledge to set objects on, flat against the floor when the hand-truck is upright. It makes otherwise bulky and heavy objects easier to move.

    Similar: bag barrow, luggage barrow, sack barrow, sack truck, stack truck, trolley, hand trolley, dolly

  2. Synonym of pallet jack.

    Similar: pallet jack

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noun box-moving handcart

Españoldiablito, troco, yegua, carretilla de mano sin cajón
한국어손수레 sonsure
中文手推車 /手推车 shǒutuīchē, 老虎車 /老虎车 lǎohǔchē
Portuguêscarrinho de carga
Françaisdiable
DeutschSackkarre
Italianocarrello
Русскийручна́я теле́жка ručnája teléžka

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@misc{hand_truck_2026,
  title = {hand truck},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hand%20truck},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}