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forklift

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. forklift (noun)
  2. fork truck (noun)

fork·lift

noun \ˈfȯrk-ˌlift\

Definition of FORKLIFT

: a self-propelled machine for hoisting and transporting heavy objects by means of steel fingers inserted under the load
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First Known Use of FORKLIFT

1944

Rhymes with FORKLIFT

adrift, airlift, blueshift, chairlift, dead lift, downshift, face-lift, frameshift, gearshift, makeshift, redshift, sealift, shape-shift, shoplift, short shrift, ski lift, snowdrift, spendthrift, spindrift, split shift, stick shift, swing shift, uplift, upshift

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