Forklift

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈfɔɹklɪft

Definitions

A small industrial vehicle with a power-operated fork-like pronged platform that can be raised and lowered for insertion under a load, often on pallets, to be lifted and moved.

Equivalents

Españolcarretilla elevadora grúa horquilla montacargamontacargas mula pato toro

Françaischariot élévateur clark élévateur

DeutschGabelstapler

28 more languages

العربيةالرافعة رَافِعَةٌ شَوْكِيَّةٌ

Българскиавтокар

Bosanskimula viličar viljuškar

Catalàcarretó elevador toro mecànic

Češtinavysokozdvižný vozík

Dansktruck

Ελληνικάπερονοφόρο

Suomihaarukkatrukki trukki

Galegocarretilla elevadora

עבריתמלגזה

Hrvatskimula viličar viljuškar

Bahasa Indonesiaforklif

Íslenskalyftari

Italianocarrello elevatore muletto

日本語フォークリフト

한국어지게차 포크리프트

Македонскивиљушкар

Nederlandsheftruck vorkheftruck vorklift

Polskiwózek widłowy

Portuguêsempilhadeira empilhador empilhadora

Românămotostivuitor stivuitor

Русскийавтока́р автопогру́зчик ви́лочный погру́зчик

Српскиmula viličar viljuškar

Svenskagaffeltruck truck

ไทยรถยก

Türkçekaldırmaç

Українськаавтовантажник автовізок

Examples

“The concrete floors of B2B sheds were already being built to an exacting degree of flatness, calibrated using lasers, so that forklifts would not teeter while lifting pallets to the highest shelves.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

forklift operator forklift truck forklifter forkload forkmaker forkman

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