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pallet

pallet

23 3.4
A flat wooden or plastic platform for stacking and moving boxes by forklift
  • noun
  • /ˈpælɪt/
: palé
  • He moved the heavy pallet with a forklift to the designated storage area.
  • wooden pallet
  • crates and pallets
  • wood pallet

I'm doing a declutter and we see the amount of pallets behind me.

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Examples

  • We're going to lift the pallet and the chamber up.

  • When she tried to return the pallets, she could not lift one of them.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • Put that pallet over here.

  • We only have room for one more pallet!

  • Do not move the pallet.

  • I want him to count every drum, every pallet, make sure nothing is missing.

  • Last week we scored five pallets of fresh produce off a delivery truck.

  • There are pallets of new computers in every corridor of this building.

  • The stack is mounted on a wooden pallet and bound with stretch wrap.

    Academic text (2000)
  • What catches my eye is the pallet of barium ready to be fed into the oven.

    Fiction book (2000)

Synonyms

trolley
vspallet
  • UK
7 1.0

A cart on wheels used for carrying shopping or luggage

is a flat platform used for stacked goods and moved by forklift not pushed
dolly
vspallet
6 3.5

A small platform on wheels for moving heavy things like boxes or furniture

is a larger flat platform moved mainly with a forklift rather than by hand
truck
vspallet
  • US
1 3.0

Small cart with two wheels and handles for moving heavy boxes

is a flat platform lifted or carried by machinery rather than tilted and rolled

How Protective

crate
180 1.7
cushioned
8 3.4
packaging
57 2.2
cardboard box
44 1.0
pallet
23 3.4
wrap
75 1.0
plastic wrap
  • US
17 1.7

Surface Forms

pallet singular
pallets plural

Etymology

Pallet (platform) comes from an old word meaning a 'small, flat board' used to carry things, which is why a pallet is a flat base for stacking and moving goods.