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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On Wednesday and Thursday, Tribune will hold an online auction for everything from printing equipment, dump trucks and forklifts to historical newspapers and press plates in a Freedom Center final liquidation.
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2024
But workers have also died when trenches caved in, when forklifts toppled, and when they were electrocuted, struck by falling construction materials or crushed by heavy machinery.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2024
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Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2024
But workers have also died when trenches caved in, when forklifts toppled, and when they were electrocuted, struck by falling construction materials or crushed by heavy machinery.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2024
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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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