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forklift
(fôrk′lift′)
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noun
- a device, usually mounted on a truck, for lifting, stacking, etc. heavy objects: it consists typically of projecting prongs that are slid under the load and then raised or lowered
- a truck equipped with such a device
transitive verb
to lift or raise (pallets, etc.) in this way
See forklift in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A small industrial vehicle with a power-operated pronged platform that can be raised and lowered for insertion under a load to be lifted and moved.
transitive verb fork·lift·ed, fork·lift·ing, fork·lifts To move or stack by use of a vehicle with a power-operated pronged platform.
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