A small vehicle with two metal prongs on the front that lift and move heavy loads, commonly used in warehouses and construction sites.
Compound word: 'fork' (from the shape of the prongs) and 'lift' (to raise). A 20th-century invention that revolutionized how heavy materials were moved in industry.
Before forklifts were invented in the 1920s, workers had to manually load and unload everything—it was backbreaking work! A single forklift operator can now move what used to take a team of 5-10 people, completely transforming warehouse efficiency.
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