forklift en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈfɔɹklɪft/
- (US) audio
Etymology
From fork + lift.
Meanings
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A small industrial vehicle with a power-operated fork-like pronged platform that can be raised and lowered for insertion under a load, often on pallets, to be lifted and moved.
The concrete floors of B2B sheds were already being built to an exacting degree of flatness, calibrated using lasers, so that forklifts would not teeter while lifting pallets to the highest shelves.
2019 November 21, Samanth Subramanian, “How our home delivery habit reshaped the world”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 24 Jan 2025:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| forklifts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
forklift driver · forklift operator · forklifter
Synonyms
sideloader · lift truck · tow-motor · jitney · trailer loader · forklift truck · stacker-truck · fork truck · hi-lo · fork hoist
Translations (89)
ru автока́р (small industrial vehicle) · mi wakahiki (small industrial vehicle) · ro stivuitor (small industrial vehicle) · ms trak angkat susun (small industrial vehicle) · pt empilhadeira (small industrial vehicle) · is lyftari (small industrial vehicle) · el περονοφόρο (small industrial vehicle) · ca toro mecànic (small industrial vehicle) · pt empilhador (small industrial vehicle) · es pato (small industrial vehicle) · cmn 叉車 /叉车 (small industrial vehicle) · nn gaffeltruck (small industrial vehicle) · tr kaldırmaç (small industrial vehicle) · nl heftruck (small industrial vehicle) · es carretilla elevadora (small industrial vehicle) · it muletto (small industrial vehicle) · id truk angkat susun (small industrial vehicle) · es montacargas (small industrial vehicle) · ga forcardaitheoir (small industrial vehicle) · da gaffeltruck (small industrial vehicle) · sv truck (small industrial vehicle) · sv gaffeltruck (small industrial vehicle) · fi trukki (small industrial vehicle) · nl vorklift (small industrial vehicle) · cy wagen fforch godi (small industrial vehicle) · hu targonca (small industrial vehicle) · be аўтапагру́зчык (small industrial vehicle) · fo trukkur (small industrial vehicle) · es mula (small industrial vehicle) · mi wakatīrou (small industrial vehicle) · fr élévateur (small industrial vehicle) · ko 포크리프트 (small industrial vehicle) · he מַלְגֵּזָה (small industrial vehicle) · nn truck (small industrial vehicle) · fi haarukkatrukki (small industrial vehicle) · sh вѝљушка̄р (small industrial vehicle) · hi फ़ोर्कलिफ़्ट (small industrial vehicle) · ro motostivuitor (small industrial vehicle) · bg автока́р (small industrial vehicle) · es toro (small industrial vehicle) · es montacarga (small industrial vehicle) · sh vìljuškār (small industrial vehicle) · hu emelővillás targonca (small industrial vehicle) · fo gaffiltrukkur (small industrial vehicle) · uz avtopogruzchik (small industrial vehicle) · be аўтака́р (small industrial vehicle) · fr chariot élévateur (small industrial vehicle) · nl vorkheftruck (small industrial vehicle) · ru ви́лочный погру́зчик (small industrial vehicle) · uk автока́р (small industrial vehicle) · uk автованта́жник (small industrial vehicle) · es grúa horquilla (small industrial vehicle) · eo levĉaro (small industrial vehicle) · sq pirun ngritës (small industrial vehicle) · th รถยก (small industrial vehicle) · sl viličar (small industrial vehicle) · cmn 鏟車 /铲车 (small industrial vehicle) · vi xe nâng hạ (small industrial vehicle) · sh vȉličār (small industrial vehicle) · sh ви̏лича̄р (small industrial vehicle) · fr clark (small industrial vehicle) · et kahveltõstuk (small industrial vehicle) · nb truck (small industrial vehicle) · ca carretó elevador (small industrial vehicle) · pt empilhadora (small industrial vehicle) · cmn 堆高機 /堆高机 (small industrial vehicle) · fa-ira لیفْتِراک (small industrial vehicle) · bg мотока́р (small industrial vehicle) · sk vysokozdvižný vozík (small industrial vehicle) · uk ви́лочний наванта́жувач (small industrial vehicle) · kk айырлы тиегіш (small industrial vehicle) · mk виљушкар (small industrial vehicle) · rsk видлїчкар (small industrial vehicle) · uk автовізо́к (small industrial vehicle) · cs vysokozdvižný vozík (small industrial vehicle) · pl wózek jezdniowy (small industrial vehicle) · de Gabelstapler (small industrial vehicle) · da truck (small industrial vehicle) · ko 지게차 (small industrial vehicle) · gl carretilla elevadora (small industrial vehicle) · nb gaffeltruck (small industrial vehicle) · ja フォークリフト (small industrial vehicle) · ru автопогру́зчик (small industrial vehicle) · ar رَافِعَةٌ شَوْكِيَّةٌ (small industrial vehicle) · uk автонаванта́жувач (small industrial vehicle) · pl wózek widłowy (small industrial vehicle) · szl widłowy wůzek (small industrial vehicle) · eo ĉarelo (small industrial vehicle) · it carrello elevatore (small industrial vehicle)