manlift
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
manlift (plural manlifts)
- A permanently installed device used in place of an elevator, consisting of a series of handle-and-step groups attached to a vertical conveyor, and used to transport people, typically in an industrial environment.
- A piece of portable equipment consisting of a large cage, bucket, or basket at the end of an extensible boom, and used by workers to reach inaccessible places.
Usage notes[edit]
A manlift (sense 2) is differentiated from a cherry picker in that the manlift is usually mounted on a small piece of equipment and the cage or bucket is close to the ground. A cherry picker is always mounted on a truck or other vehicle, and it can reach much higher.
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Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably unadapted borrowing from English manlift.
Noun[edit]
manlift c
- (rare, anglicism) manlift (elevator)
- Synonym: paternosterhiss
- 2018 May 22, Digitalt Museum[1]:
- Dick Fransson demonsterar hur manliften fungerar.
- Dick Fransson demonstrates how the manlift works.