pallet

English

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Etymology 1

From Middle English palet, from Anglo-Norman palete, from Old Norse pallr

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Noun

pallet (plural pallets)

  1. a portable platform, usually designed to be easily moved by a forklift, on which goods can be stacked, for transport or storage.
  2. (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].
  3. (military) (DOD only) 463L pallet – An 88” x 108” aluminum flat base used to facilitate the upload and download of aircraft[1].
Derived terms
Translations
a portable platform

Etymology 2

From the Middle English paillet, from Anglo-Norman paillette (“bundle of straw”), from Old French paille (“straw, chaff”), from Latin palea (“chaff”)

Noun

pallet (plural pallets)

  1. A straw bed.
  2. (By extension from above) A makeshift bed.
Translations
A straw bed

Etymology 3

Latin palla: to cut; hence a strip of cloth. The diminutive of the pale.

Noun

pallet (plural pallets)

  1. (heraldry) A narrow vertical strip.

References

  • The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press
  • Notes:
  1. ↑ 1.01.1 Joint Publication 1-02 U.S. Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms; 12 April 2001 (As Amended Through 14 April 2006).

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Dutch

Etymology

From English pallet.

Pronunciation

Noun

pallet m (plural pallets, diminutive palletje)

  1. pallet
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Latin

Verb

pallet

  1. third-person singular present active indicative of palleō
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