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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Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 7 Jan. 2025
The object ended up being part of a cargo pallet that was loaded with 5,800 pounds (2,630 kilograms) of dead batteries and jettisoned from the ISS in March 2021.
—Space.com Staff, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025
To most people, a mum is one of those ubiquitous orbs of yellow, brown, or purple sitting on a wooden pallet in front of the local grocery store this time of year.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
In 2010, a UPS cargo flight was involved in a fatal accident when a cargo pallet containing tens of thousands of lithium batteries caused a fire in the hold, which eventually incapacitated the pilots and damaged the flight controls, causing the aircraft to crash in Dubai.
—Barry Collins, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Massive sod pallets have been growing outside of the venue.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 7 Jan. 2025
The object ended up being part of a cargo pallet that was loaded with 5,800 pounds (2,630 kilograms) of dead batteries and jettisoned from the ISS in March 2021.
—Space.com Staff, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2025
To most people, a mum is one of those ubiquitous orbs of yellow, brown, or purple sitting on a wooden pallet in front of the local grocery store this time of year.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
In 2010, a UPS cargo flight was involved in a fatal accident when a cargo pallet containing tens of thousands of lithium batteries caused a fire in the hold, which eventually incapacitated the pilots and damaged the flight controls, causing the aircraft to crash in Dubai.
—Barry Collins, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Pallet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pallet. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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