forklift
pronunciation
How to pronounce forklift in British English:
UK ['fɔ:klɪft]
How to pronounce forklift in American English:
US ['fɔkˌlɪft]
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- Noun:
- a small industrial vehicle with a power operated forked platform in front that can can be inserted under loads to lift and move them
Word Origin
- forklift (n.)
- also fork-lift, by 1953, short for fork-lift truck (1946), from fork (n.) + lift (n.).
Example
- 1. Pop music blares from overhead speakers as forklift trucks rush around with components .
- 2. The reason : he lost more than $ 1 million of his top-flight wine when a forklift dropped a container of 462 cases .
- 3. Over by the forklift sat 8831 , his eyes as blank as the piece of bread he was eating .
- 4. Pitch : a video showed the company 's founder riding on a forklift , dancing with a man in a bear suit and poking fun at the $ 13 billion razorblade market .
- 5. But the economy overall does not care if you buy a car , or if you lend money to a company that buys a forklift .