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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Ali Razavi, an attorney with Razavi Law Group, won an $11.5 million settlement for a client severely injured in a traumatic forklift accident in what was deemed a landmark occasion for him and his firm.
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Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
The structure also includes forklift slots and removable wheels for relocation.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2025
The vehicle ultimately crashed into a cherry picker forklift, and Jabbar was killed in a shootout with police.
—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
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Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
The structure also includes forklift slots and removable wheels for relocation.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 19 Apr. 2025
The vehicle ultimately crashed into a cherry picker forklift, and Jabbar was killed in a shootout with police.
—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
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“Forklift.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forklift. Accessed 2 May. 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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