monte-charge

French

Etymology

From monter +‎ charge. Compare Spanish montacargas and Portuguese monta-cargas.

A service lift

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔ̃t.ʃaʁʒ/

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Noun

monte-charge m (plural monte-charges)

1. service lift (a lift designed to carry heavy goods in a place of business)
2. hoist

Further reading

• “monte-charge”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012