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
1
: a straw-filled tick or mattress
2
: a small, hard, or temporary bed
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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
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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
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“Pallet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pallet. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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