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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The vehicle ultimately crashed into a cherry picker forklift, and Jabbar was killed in a shootout with police.
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Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
After a team of dozens worked to capture a manatee in a weighted net, one at a time, each animal was loaded up onto a boat and taken to a nearby beach where a large forklift lifted the animal in a stretcher to the research area.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
One of the suspects in the forklift store burglary was identified by police as Nathaniel Porter, a 21-year-old Oakland man who was charged last January with committing eight commercial burglaries while on probation.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
As beeping forklifts move pallets of fresh produce from cold storage to waiting 18-wheel trailers, Greene describes a possible nightmare scenario if there are cuts to SNAP, job losses, and disruptions to the USDA’s emergency food assistance programs.
—Rosa Flores, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
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Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 8 Apr. 2025
After a team of dozens worked to capture a manatee in a weighted net, one at a time, each animal was loaded up onto a boat and taken to a nearby beach where a large forklift lifted the animal in a stretcher to the research area.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2025
One of the suspects in the forklift store burglary was identified by police as Nathaniel Porter, a 21-year-old Oakland man who was charged last January with committing eight commercial burglaries while on probation.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
As beeping forklifts move pallets of fresh produce from cold storage to waiting 18-wheel trailers, Greene describes a possible nightmare scenario if there are cuts to SNAP, job losses, and disruptions to the USDA’s emergency food assistance programs.
—Rosa Flores, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Forklift.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forklift. Accessed 16 Apr. 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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