manlift

English

Etymology

man +‎ lift

Noun

manlift (plural manlifts)

1. A permanently installed device used in place of an elevator, consisting of a series of handle-and-step groups attached to a vertical conveyor, and used to transport people, typically in an industrial environment.

2. 

   manlift (sense 2)

   A piece of portable equipment consisting of a large cage, bucket, or basket at the end of an extensible boom, and used by workers to reach inaccessible places.

Usage notes

A manlift (sense 2) is differentiated from a cherry picker in that the manlift is usually mounted on a small piece of equipment and the cage or bucket is close to the ground. A cherry picker is always mounted on a truck or other vehicle, and it can reach much higher.

See also

• cherry picker

Anagrams

• liftman

Swedish

Etymology

Probably unadapted borrowing from English manlift.

Noun

manlift c

1. (rare, anglicism) manlift (elevator)

   Synonym: paternosterhiss

   • 2018 May 22, Digitalt Museum‎^[1]:

     Dick Fransson demonsterar hur manliften fungerar.

     Dick Fransson demonstrates how the manlift works.