forklift
noun
fork·lift
ˈfȯrk-ˌlift 
: a self-propelled machine for hoisting and transporting heavy objects by means of steel fingers inserted under the load
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Olvera worked for 18 years as a forklift driver at Hammond’s Pacmoore Products, according to his obituary.
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Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
The man continued shouting while clinging to the founding father’s head until police emergency services went up in a cherry picker forklift and wrestled him off the statue.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 16 May 2025
An employee of the Walmart Supercenter at 3919 Mall Ave. was operating a forklift and hit the gas line Wednesday afternoon, leading employees to evacuate the store, according to Patti Mulford, the Fayetteville Fire Department public information officer.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 7 May 2025
More robot carts, and the occasional human driving a forklift, take the components to a warehouse.
—Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
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Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
The man continued shouting while clinging to the founding father’s head until police emergency services went up in a cherry picker forklift and wrestled him off the statue.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 16 May 2025
An employee of the Walmart Supercenter at 3919 Mall Ave. was operating a forklift and hit the gas line Wednesday afternoon, leading employees to evacuate the store, according to Patti Mulford, the Fayetteville Fire Department public information officer.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 7 May 2025
More robot carts, and the occasional human driving a forklift, take the components to a warehouse.
—Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for forklift
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“Forklift.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forklift. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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forklift
noun
fork·lift
ˈfȯr-ˌklift
: a machine for lifting heavy objects by means of steel fingers inserted under the load
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