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lava — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bed noun A piece of furniture for sleeping or resting on.
  • pallet noun A flat, portable platform used for stacking and moving goods, typically with a forklift.
  • platform noun A raised, flat surface for standing on, such as at a train station or on a stage.
  • runway noun A paved strip used by aircraft for takeoff and landing.
  • skid noun An uncontrolled sliding movement, as when a vehicle's wheels lose grip.
  • stand verb To be upright on one's feet, or to rise into that position.

Senses

lava is used for these senses in English:

  • bed (US, Canada, automotive) The platform of a truck, trailer, wagon, railcar, or other vehicle that supports the load to be hauled.
  • pallet A portable platform, usually designed to be easily moved by a forklift, on which goods can be stacked, for transport or storage.
  • platform A raised floor for any purpose, e.g. for workmen during construction, or formerly for military cannon.
  • runway A narrow walkway (often on a platform) extending from a stage on which people walk, especially one used by models during fashion shows.
  • skid A basic platform for the storage and transport of goods, machinery or equipment, later developed into the pallet.
  • stand A device to hold something upright or aloft.

bed — full definition

  1. noun A piece of furniture for sleeping or resting on.
  2. noun A plot of ground prepared for growing plants.
  3. noun The bottom of a body of water, such as a river or the sea.
  4. verb To place something in a supportive layer or setting; to embed.

pallet — full definition

  1. noun A flat, portable platform used for stacking and moving goods, typically with a forklift.
  2. noun A hard, makeshift, or simple bed, often just straw or a thin mattress on the floor.

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