pallet

1 of 2

noun (1)

pal·​let ˈpa-lət 

1

: a portable platform for handling, storing, or moving materials and packages (as in warehouses, factories, or vehicles)

2

: a wooden flat-bladed instrument

3

: a lever or surface in a timepiece that receives an impulse from the escapement wheel and imparts motion to a balance or pendulum

pallet

2 of 2

noun (2)

1

: a straw-filled tick or mattress

2

: a small, hard, or temporary bed

Examples of pallet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Shortly after arriving at the scene, the incident was declared a Second Alarm, and a short time later, it was bumped up to a Third Alarm due to the smoke and fire at the pallet yard. —Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 24 May 2026

At an early stage of development, humanoid robots are moving past a research and development phase into commercialization, mostly for repetitive industrial tasks such as moving pallets and transporting inventory. —Rebecca Fannin, CNBC, 19 May 2026

But there are no pallets of snacks and toothpaste inside these walls. —Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 16 May 2026

An assistant speeds back and forth, loaded down with pallets of snacks, her long hair streaming behind her. —Jade Chang, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle French palette, literally, small shovel — more at palette

Noun (2)

Middle English paillet, from Anglo-French paillete bundle of straw, from paille straw, from Latin palea chaff, straw; akin to Sanskrit palāva chaff

First Known Use

Noun (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for pallet

• alate
• ballot
• fallot
• mallet
• palate
• palette
• shallot

Kids Definition

pallet

noun

pal·​let

ˈpal-ət

1

: a straw-filled mattress

2

: a small, hard, or temporary bed