pallet jack

noun

A manually operated device used to lift and move pallets chiefly within a warehouse; the most basic form of a forklift.

Meanings

nounpallet jack (plural pallet jacks)

plural pallet jacks

  1. A manually operated device used to lift and move pallets chiefly within a warehouse; the most basic form of a forklift.

    Synonyms: hand truck, pallet truck, pump truck, pallet pump, jigger, scooter

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA manually operated device used to lift and move pallets chiefly within a warehouse; the most basic form of a forklift.

Translations

Catalan portapalets, transpalet
  • portapaletsmanually operated device for lifting and moving pallets
  • transpaletmanually operated device for lifting and moving pallets
Czech paletový vozík, paleťák
  • paletový vozíkmanually operated device for lifting and moving pallets
  • paleťákmanually operated device for lifting and moving pallets
Danish palleløfter, pallevogn
  • palleløftermanually operated device for lifting and moving pallets
  • pallevognmanually operated device for lifting and moving pallets
Dutch transpallet, palletwagen
  • transpalletmanually operated device for lifting and moving pallets
  • palletwagenmanually operated device for lifting and moving pallets
Estonian rokla, käsikahveltõstuk
  • roklamanually operated device for lifting and moving pallets
  • käsikahveltõstukmanually operated device for lifting and moving pallets
  • käsikahvelkärumanually operated device for lifting and moving pallets
Finnish pumppukärry, haarukkavaunu
  • pumppukärrymanually operated device for lifting and moving pallets
  • haarukkavaunumanually operated device for lifting and moving pallets
French transpalette
  • transpalettemanually operated device for lifting and moving pallets
German Hubwagen
  • Hubwagenmanually operated device for lifting and moving pallets
Hungarian kézi targonca, kézi/villás raklapemelő
  • kézi targoncamanually operated device for lifting and moving pallets
  • kézi/villás raklapemelőmanually operated device for lifting and moving pallets
  • békamanually operated device for lifting and moving pallets
Italian transpallet
  • transpalletmanually operated device for lifting and moving pallets
Norwegian Bokmål jekketralle
  • jekketrallemanually operated device for lifting and moving pallets
Polish paleciak, wózek ręczny paletowy unoszący
  • paleciakmanually operated device for lifting and moving pallets
  • wózek ręczny paletowy unoszącymanually operated device for lifting and moving pallets
Portuguese paleteira, transpaleteira
  • paleteiramanually operated device for lifting and moving pallets
  • transpaleteiramanually operated device for lifting and moving pallets
  • porta-paletesmanually operated device for lifting and moving pallets
Romanian transpalet
  • transpaletmanually operated device for lifting and moving pallets
Russian гидравли́ческая теле́жка
  • гидравли́ческая теле́жка (gidravlíčeskaja teléžka)manually operated device for lifting and moving pallets
Spanish patín hidráulico, transpaleta
  • patín hidráulicomanually operated device for lifting and moving pallets
  • transpaletamanually operated device for lifting and moving pallets
  • transpalémanually operated device for lifting and moving pallets
Swedish handtruck, palltruck
  • handtruckmanually operated device for lifting and moving pallets
  • palltruckmanually operated device for lifting and moving pallets
  • pallvagnmanually operated device for lifting and moving pallets
  • palldragaremanually operated device for lifting and moving pallets
Turkish transpalet
  • transpaletmanually operated device for lifting and moving pallets
Ukrainian гідравлічний візок
  • гідравлічний візок (hidravličnyj vizok)manually operated device for lifting and moving pallets
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Chicago

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