forklift
Americannoun
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forklifts
plural
verb (used with object)
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of forklift
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The forklift driver, from Erpingham in Norfolk, appealed against the convictions before later deciding to drop the appeal.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
On a Saturday in late September 2025, the 40-year-old mother of four was loading crates of grapes onto a forklift in a Fresno County field.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
In her own court filing, the staffer described how the center had been blocked off by gates and witnessed how a forklift had "run into and hit the pillars on the building several times."
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
Back in Germany, forklift truck manufacturer Jungheinrich is losing customers to Chinese competitors in Europe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
The only two guys in sight were the guy driving the bulldozer and the fellow behind him, who was driving a forklift.
From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green
However, they said the building does house about 60 forklifts that run on lithium-ion batteries, although those are “currently unburned.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
Cars, forklifts and a truck were also confiscated.
From Barron's ● Dec. 20, 2025
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.
From Salon ● Oct. 27, 2025
They might have, say, six electric forklifts but a grid connection only large enough for charging ports to supply two or three of the forklifts.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2025
He saw no forklifts or heavy machinery; the cages must have been assembled by hand.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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