manlift

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noun

A permanently installed device used in place of an elevator, consisting of a series of handle-and-step groups attached to a vertical conveyor, and used to transport people, typically in an industrial environment.

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Meanings

nounmanlift (plural manlifts)

plural manlifts

  1. A permanently installed device used in place of an elevator, consisting of a series of handle-and-step groups attached to a vertical conveyor, and used to transport people, typically in an industrial environment.
  2. A piece of portable equipment consisting of a large cage, bucket, or basket at the end of an extensible boom, and used by workers to reach inaccessible places.

Origin

From man + lift.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

liftman
Cite this entry
APA

manlift. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manlift

MLA

“manlift.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manlift. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “manlift,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/manlift.

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