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Etymology 1
From the Middle English palet, from the Old French palete, from Old Norse pallr
Noun
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Singular pallet |
Plural pallets |
pallet (plural pallets)
- a portable platform, usually designed to be easily moved by a forklift, on which goods can be stacked, for transport or storage.
- (military) A flat base for combining stores or carrying a single item to form a unit load for handling, transportation, and storage by materials handling equipment[1].
- (military) (DOD only)463L pallet – An 88” x 108” aluminum flat base used to facilitate the upload and download of aircraft[1].
Translations
a portable platform
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Etymology 2
From the Middle English paillet, from Anglo-Norman paillette (bundle of straw), from paille (straw), from Latin palea (chaff).
Noun
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Singular pallet |
Plural pallets |
pallet (plural pallets)
Translations
A straw bed
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Etymology 3
Latin palla: to cut; hence a strip of cloth. The diminutive of the pale.
Noun
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Singular pallet |
Plural pallets |
pallet (plural pallets)
- (heraldry) A narrow vertical strip.
References
- The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press
- Notes:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Joint Publication 1-02 U.S. Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms; 12 April 2001 (As Amended Through 14 April 2006).
Anagrams
- Anagrams of aellpt
- L-plate
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