pallet

Meaning

Noun

1. A straw bed.
2. (broadly) A makeshift bed.
3. A portable platform, usually designed to be easily moved by a forklift, on which goods can be stacked, for transport or storage.

Verb

To load or stack (goods) onto pallets.

Synonyms

palette

palliasse

stretcher

mat

paillasse

bed plate

bier

blade

brace

bunk

carrier

charpoy

cradle

fascia

futon

ledger

📒

litter

matting

mattress

mulch

panel

seating

soleplate

tray

bottom plate

wooden floor

capblock

duckboards

solepiece

subplate

underplate

plank bed

cushing

portable bed

support plate

base surface

floor slab

foundation plate

back plane

bottom board

floor plate

main base

tote pan

negative matrix

bottom plating

cope plate

hanging scaffold

backing sheet

feeder floor

chassis base

Translations

palette

Palette

paleta

pallet

palete

pallet

paletta

Pritsche

palet

tavolozza

palet

palet

Palette

αχυρόστρωμα

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpælɪt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: palet

Inherited from Middle English: paillet

In summary

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