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
1
: a straw-filled tick or mattress
2
: a small, hard, or temporary bed
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Ken Bowles, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The season’s bulky layers and moody color pallet can sometimes feel a bit heavy—these jeans added some lightness.
—Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 27 Jan. 2026
The church was filled with pallets of frozen meat and vegetables, diapers, fruit, and toilet paper.
—Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
Workers unloaded pallets of firewood and produce near the front of the store.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 24 Jan. 2026
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This increased the number of cases and product that could be accommodated on each pallet.
—Ken Bowles, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The season’s bulky layers and moody color pallet can sometimes feel a bit heavy—these jeans added some lightness.
—Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 27 Jan. 2026
The church was filled with pallets of frozen meat and vegetables, diapers, fruit, and toilet paper.
—Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
Workers unloaded pallets of firewood and produce near the front of the store.
—Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 24 Jan. 2026
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“Pallet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pallet. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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