pallet
pallet¹
Definition
pal·let (pal′it)
noun
- a wooden tool consisting of a flat blade with a handle; esp., such a tool used by potters for smoothing and rounding
- palette (sense )
- a low, portable platform, usually double-faced, on which materials are stacked for storage or transportation, as in a warehouse
- Bookbinding a tool used for stamping letters on the binding of a book
- Mech. a part of a machine that changes back-and-forth motion to circular motion, or vice versa, by engaging the teeth of a ratchet wheel; pawl; click; esp., any of the clicks or pawls in a clock or watch escapement, which regulate the speed by releasing one tooth of a ratchet wheel at each swing of the pendulum or turn of the balance wheel
Etymology: Fr palette: see palette
pallet²
Definition
pal·let (pal′it)
noun
a small bed or a pad filled as with straw and used directly on the floor
Etymology: ME pailet < MFr paillet < OFr paille, straw < L palea, chaff: see palea
pallet³
Definition
pal·let (pal′it)
pallet
Synonyms
pallet
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- unload: On 28th May 1996, he was unloading pallets from the store's goods lift.
- stack: The product should be storage out of direct sunlight in a cool, dry place with pallets stacked no more than two high.
- recycle: This recycling includes various industrial wastes: recycling pallets alone saved £ 16,000 annually.
- lift: Here the crane is seen lifting a pallet of equipment from the wagon, under the instruction of James.
- collect: We are currently offering a service to collect wooden pallets, to enable us to reuse or recycle.
- load: Outbound focuses on loading pallets onto the delivery depot's truck.
Adjective modifier
- wooden: Wooden pallets have to be treated in order to be pest free.
- adjustable: I'd be a bay of our LINPAC adjustable pallet racking.
- plastic: Do you sell plastic pallets outright, hire them or both?
- mixed: We also do special deals on mixed pallets of clearance line.
Modifies a noun
- stacker: Orange County Romance Writers steinbock pallet stacker launch a monthly Podcast to keep their members up-to-date with steinbock pallet stacker the industry.
- truck: The CME provided the pallet truck whilst the engine mounting brackets were put in position under the unit.
- aperture: However the center column shows that the rate of fall was greater for the narrower pallet aperture.
- descent: To see whether the result applied to other values of pallet descent, a number of other measurements were made.
- wrap: Almost all plastic waste is recycled, from pallet wrap to milk cartons.
- knife: Marina mostly produces her work using brush and pallet knife with oil on canvas, but she also paints in watercolor.
Noun used with modifier
- steinbock: Orange County Romance Writers steinbock pallet stacker launch a monthly Podcast to keep their members up-to-date with steinbock pallet stacker the industry.
- freight: The lift is used to safely and quickly transfer heavy air freight pallets from road going vehicles to a loading dock.
- plastic: We offer the very best high performance plastic pallets, and stacking and transport crates.
- color: The visuals on this movie are a pure color pallet for the eye.
