pallet

1 of 2

noun (1)

pal·​let ˈpa-lət 

1

: a straw-filled tick or mattress

2

: a small, hard, or temporary bed

pallet

2 of 2

noun (2)

1

: a wooden flat-bladed instrument

2

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

3

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

Examples of pallet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The robotic vehicle/construction arm gets to work after it is loaded by pallets containing the blocks. —Michael Franco, New Atlas, 16 July 2024

At 3:45, Johnson loads up a dolly with the first two stones, wheels them down a wooden ramp, wiggles them off and leans them against wooden pallets that have been placed on the side of a building. —Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 4 July 2024

Once checked and cleared, officials would spray paint each pallet and load it on U.S. military ships to transit to Ashdod. —Courtney Kube, NBC News, 28 June 2024

Cartier fills its annual watch catalog with models that appeal broadly, but these democratic recipes don’t always please the discerning pallets of serious watch collectors. —Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 3 July 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

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

Noun (2)

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

First Known Use

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

pallet

noun

pal·​let

ˈpal-ət

1

: a straw-filled mattress

2

: a small, hard, or temporary bed