pallet

  1. Noun.  a portable platform, usually designed to be easily moved by a forklift, on which goods can be stacked, for transport or storage.
  2. Noun.  (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'''Joint Publication 1-02 ''U.S. Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms; 12 April 2001 (As Amended Through 14 April 2006).'''''.
  3. Noun.  (military) (DOD only)463L pallet – An 88” x 108” aluminum flat base used to facilitate the upload and download of aircraft.
  4. Noun.  A straw bed.
  5. Noun.  ''(By extension from above)'' A makeshift bed.
  6. Noun.  (heraldiccharge) A narrow vertical strip.

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