forklift

[fawrk-lift]

noun

1. Also called forklift truck,. Also called fork truck. a small vehicle with two power-operated prongs at the front that can be slid under heavy loads and then raised for moving and stacking materials in warehouses, shipping depots, etc.

verb (used with object)

1. to move or stack by forklift.

Word History and Origins

Origin of forklift¹

First recorded in 1940–45; fork + lift

Example Sentences

Later inspections found other DC-10s with structural damage in cases where shops had serviced the engine pylons using a forklift that had damaged key parts during maintenance.

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The lorry arrived at the manufacturing company, a forklift truck loaded it up with DIY products and the lorry drove off, she says.

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Without Cognex, your warehouse robot is just an expensive forklift that crashes into walls.

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He spent time in Iowa, Michigan, and most memorably, Alaska, where he operated cranes, forklifts, and anchored vessels as a dock worker at Pacific Star Seafoods.

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As a forklift moved to lift the container, Bova, a former military officer, ran over.

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