pallet
nounUK /ˈpæl.ɪt/
US /ˈpæl.ɪt/
A pallet is a flat wooden board that helps people lift and move heavy boxes with a forklift.
The workers stacked the boxes on a pallet and drove the forklift to the truck.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A small, hard bed made of straw or a thin mattress on the floor.
The traveler slept on a simple pallet in the corner of the room.
3. A flat board used by an artist to mix paints.
She squeezed fresh colors onto her pallet before starting the painting.
4. A tool with a flat blade used for shaping clay or pottery.
The potter smoothed the wet clay with a wooden pallet.