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forklift definition

☆ fork·lift (fôrk′lift′)

noun

  1. 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
  2. a truck equipped with such a device

transitive verb

to lift or raise (pallets, etc.) in this way

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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