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

Kling allegedly lit multiple wooden pallets on fire, using gasoline in a pit to create a bonfire, prosecutors said. —Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 2 May 2025

The fire erupted on April 22 after officials said Kling lit a bonfire of wooden pallets and left without extinguishing it properly. —Jenna Calderón, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025

Investigators allege Kling started a bonfire with wooden pallets and left the scene without ensuring the flames were extinguished. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Apr. 2025

The Gregorio brothers had just begun their daybreak commute to work assembling wooden pallets in late January when federal officers in SUVs pulled them over in a Chicago suburb. —Vernal Coleman, ProPublica, 25 Mar. 2025

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