pallet

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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

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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

Only the nearby pallets of bottled water and stacks of diapers let on this is an emergency setup. —Jessica Wakeman, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2024

Volkswagen says the Caddy Flexible Maxi variant can store two standard European pallets in tandem with the bench folded up, just like the non-passenger Maxi Cargo van. —New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2024

The encampment grew to more than 150 people with tents surrounded by wooden pallets, with the university fire marshal warning that the use of wood was not advised, the House committee report said. —Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024

For example, a pallet supplier in the United Kingdom would be able to look at the analytics and see what their market share in the UK is. —Steve Banker, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024

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

Kids Definition

pallet

noun

pal·​let

ˈpal-ət

1

: a straw-filled mattress

2

: a small, hard, or temporary bed