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FORK LIFT

Specialty Definition: FORK LIFT

DomainDefinition

Shipping

A machine used to pick up and move goods loaded on pallets or skids. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms within Context: FORK LIFT

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Carrier

Pallet, brace, cart, dolley; support; fork lift.

Vehicle

Tractor, steamshovel, backhoe, fork lift, earth mover, dump truck, bulldozer, grader, caterpillar, trench digger, steamroller; pile driver; crane, wrecking crane.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: FORK LIFT

Specialty definitions using "FORK LIFT": Four-Way Pallet. (references)

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Modern Usage: FORK LIFT

DomainUsage

Screenplays

There's something oddly familiar about that fork lift. (Hooves of Fire; writing credit: Andy Riley; Kevin Cecil)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: FORK LIFT

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Expression: FORK LIFT

Expression using "FORK LIFT": fork lift pocket. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: FORK LIFT

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

used fork lift

24

clark fork lift

16

fork lift attachment

6

allis chalmers fork lift

4

3 cat fork lift wheel

3

komatsu fork lift

3

clark fork lift part

2

fork lift linde

2

fork lift wiggins

2

lull fork lift

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: FORK LIFT

Language Translations for "FORK LIFT"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

pirun (fork). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏الرافعة المشعبة. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

вилкова хватка. (various references)

   

Czech

  

vidlicový zdvižný vozík. (various references)

   

Danish

  

traktordreven løfteanordning (elevating fork, fork lift carrier, fork lift truck, fork of the lift, pallet carrier, pallet fork, pallet truck, tractor fork lift), motordrevet gaffeltruck for staaende foerer (stand on engine driven counterbalanced fork lift truck), motordrevet gaffeltruck for siddende foerer (rider seated engine driven counterbalanced fork lift truck), motordrevet gaffeltruck for gaaende foerer (pedestrian engine driven counterbalanced fork lift truck), løftegaffel (elevating fork, fork lift carrier, fork lift truck, fork of the lift, pallet carrier, pallet fork, pallet truck, tractor fork lift), gaffeltruck (counterbalanced lift truck, elevating fork, fork lift carrier, fork lift truck, fork of the lift, pallet carrier, pallet fork, pallet truck, tractor fork lift), gaffelløfter (elevating fork, fork lift carrier, fork lift truck, fork of the lift, pallet carrier, pallet fork, pallet truck, tractor fork lift), el-drevet gaffeltruck for siddende foerer (rider seated electric counterbalanced fork lift truck), el-drevet gaffeltruck for gaaende foerer (pedestrian electric counterbalanced fork lift truck), el-drevet gaffeltruck for centralt placeret staaende foerer (electric stand on centre controlled counterbalanced fork lift truck), el-drevet gaffeltruck for bagud-placeret staaende foerer (electric stand on end-controlled counterbalanced fork lift truck). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

vorktruck met verbrandingsmotor en zitplaats voor bestuurder (rider seated engine driven counterbalanced fork lift truck), vorktruck met verbrandingsmotor en bestuurdersstaanplaats (stand on engine driven counterbalanced fork lift truck), vorktruck met verbrandingsmotor en bediening door voetganger (pedestrian engine driven counterbalanced fork lift truck), vorkheftruck (elevating fork, fork lift carrier, fork lift truck, fork of the lift, pallet carrier, pallet fork, pallet truck, tractor fork lift), electrisch gedreven vorktruck met zitplaats voor bestuurder (rider seated electric counterbalanced fork lift truck), electrisch gedreven vorktruck met bestuurdersstaanplaats op het eind (electric stand on end-controlled counterbalanced fork lift truck), electrisch gedreven vorktruck met bestuurdersstaanplaats in het midden (electric stand on centre controlled counterbalanced fork lift truck), electrisch gedreven vorktruck met bediening door voetganger (pedestrian electric counterbalanced fork lift truck). (various references)

   

French

  

chariot de levage. (various references)

   

German

  

Hubgerüst für Schlepperanbau (elevating fork, fork lift carrier, fork lift truck, fork of the lift, pallet carrier, pallet fork, pallet truck, tractor fork lift), Hebegabel (elevating fork, fork lift carrier, fork lift truck, fork of the lift, pallet carrier, pallet fork, pallet truck, tractor fork lift), Gabelstapler (forklift, fork-lift, fork-lift truck), Elektro-Stand-Gabelstapler zwischen Mast und Batterie (electric stand on centre controlled counterbalanced fork lift truck), Elektro-Stand-Gabelstapler (electric stand on end-controlled counterbalanced fork lift truck), Elektro-Sitz-Gabelstapler (rider seated electric counterbalanced fork lift truck), Elektro-Geh-Gabelstapler (pedestrian electric counterbalanced fork lift truck), Elektro-Fahrersitz-Gabelstapler (rider seated electric counterbalanced fork lift truck), Diesel-Stand-Gabelstapler (stand on engine driven counterbalanced fork lift truck), Diesel-Sitz-Gabelstapler (rider seated engine driven counterbalanced fork lift truck), Diesel-Geh-Gabelstapler (pedestrian engine driven counterbalanced fork lift truck), Benzin-Stand-Gabelstapler (stand on engine driven counterbalanced fork lift truck), Benzin-Sitz-Gabelstapler (rider seated engine driven counterbalanced fork lift truck), Benzin-Geh-Gabelstapler (pedestrian engine driven counterbalanced fork lift truck). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

περονοφόρος ανυψωτικός μηχανισμός ελκυστήρα (elevating fork, fork lift carrier, fork lift truck, fork of the lift, pallet carrier, pallet fork, pallet truck, tractor fork lift), ανυψωτήρας παλετών με ελκυστήρα (elevating fork, fork lift carrier, fork lift truck, fork of the lift, pallet carrier, pallet fork, pallet truck, tractor fork lift). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

מל'ז" (pitchfork). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

villás targonca, emelõvilla. (various references)

   

Italian

  

forchetta per pallette (elevating fork, fork lift carrier, fork lift truck, fork of the lift, pallet carrier, pallet fork, pallet truck, tractor fork lift), elevatore a forche per trattrice (elevating fork, fork lift carrier, fork lift truck, fork of the lift, pallet carrier, pallet fork, pallet truck, tractor fork lift), carrello elevatore a motore termico a forche con guidatore seduto (rider seated engine driven counterbalanced fork lift truck), carrello elevatore a motore termico a forche con guidatore in piedi (stand on engine driven counterbalanced fork lift truck), carrello elevatore a motore termico a forche con guida da terra (pedestrian engine driven counterbalanced fork lift truck), carrello elevatore a motore elettrico a forche con guidatore seduto (rider seated electric counterbalanced fork lift truck), carrello elevatore a motore elettrico a forche con guidatore in piedi all'estremit posteriore (electric stand on end-controlled counterbalanced fork lift truck), carrello elevatore a motore elettrico a forche con guidatore in piedi (electric stand on centre controlled counterbalanced fork lift truck), carrello elevatore a motore elettrico a forche con guida da terra (pedestrian electric counterbalanced fork lift truck), carrello elevatore a forche (elevating fork, fork lift carrier, fork lift truck, fork of the lift, pallet carrier, pallet fork, pallet truck, tractor fork lift). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

orkfay iftlay

   

Portuguese

  

patolas para paletes (elevating fork, fork lift carrier, fork lift truck, fork of the lift, pallet carrier, pallet fork, pallet truck, tractor fork lift), garfos para paletes (elevating fork, fork lift carrier, fork lift truck, fork of the lift, pallet carrier, pallet fork, pallet truck, tractor fork lift), carro para paletes (elevating fork, fork lift carrier, fork lift truck, fork of the lift, pallet carrier, pallet fork, pallet truck, tractor fork lift), carregador de paletes para tractor (elevating fork, fork lift carrier, fork lift truck, fork of the lift, pallet carrier, pallet fork, pallet truck, tractor fork lift), carregador de paletes (elevating fork, fork lift carrier, fork lift truck, fork of the lift, pallet carrier, pallet fork, pallet truck, tractor fork lift). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

грузоподъемник (elevator). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

viljuškar (lift-truck). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

horquilla para paletas (elevating fork, fork lift carrier, fork lift truck, fork of the lift, pallet carrier, pallet fork, pallet truck, tractor fork lift), horquilla estibadora para tractores (elevating fork, fork lift carrier, fork lift truck, fork of the lift, pallet carrier, pallet fork, pallet truck, tractor fork lift), horquilla elevadora de tractor (elevating fork, fork lift carrier, fork lift truck, fork of the lift, pallet carrier, pallet fork, pallet truck, tractor fork lift), carretilla elevadora térmica de horquilla a conductor sentado (rider seated engine driven counterbalanced fork lift truck), carretilla elevadora térmica de horquilla a conductor de pie (stand on engine driven counterbalanced fork lift truck), carretilla elevadora térmica de horquilla a conductor a pie (pedestrian engine driven counterbalanced fork lift truck), carretilla elevadora eléctrica de horquilla a conductor sentado (rider seated electric counterbalanced fork lift truck), carretilla elevadora eléctrica de horquilla a conductor de pie en posición extrema (electric stand on end-controlled counterbalanced fork lift truck), carretilla elevadora eléctrica de horquilla a conductor de pie en posición central (electric stand on centre controlled counterbalanced fork lift truck), carretilla elevadora eléctrica de horquilla a conductor a pie (pedestrian electric counterbalanced fork lift truck), carretilla elevadora de horquilla (elevating fork, fork lift carrier, fork lift truck, fork of the lift, pallet carrier, pallet fork, pallet truck, tractor fork lift). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

çatallı kaldıraç, çatallı kaldırıcı. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: FORK LIFT

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: forklift.

Words within the letters "f-f-i-k-l-o-r-t"

-3 letters: flirt, lirot, triol.

-4 letters: filo, flit, foil, folk, fork, fort, frit, kilo, kilt, lift, loft, loti, riff, rift, riot, roil, rolf, roti, rotl, tiff, tirl, tiro, toff, toil, tori, trio.

-5 letters: fil, fir, fit, for, fro, iff, ilk, irk, kif, kir, kit, koi, kor, lit, lot, off, oft, oil, ort, rif, rot, til.

 Words containing the letters "f-f-i-k-l-o-r-t"
 

+1 letter: forklifts.

 

+2 letters: forklifted.

 

+3 letters: forklifting.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Crosswords
2. Usage: Modern
3. Images: Slideshow
4. Expressions
5. Expressions: Internet
6. Translations: Modern
7. Anagrams
8. Bibliography


  

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