forklift

n.

A small industrial vehicle with a power-operated pronged platform that can be raised and lowered for insertion under a load to be lifted and moved.

Also called forklift truck, or lift truck.

escalator

n.

A moving stairway consisting of steps attached to a continuously circulating belt.

Synonym:

moving staircase, moving stairway.

elevator

n. American English

A lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building.

British English: lift

dumbbell

n.

A weight consisting of a short bar with a metal ball or disk at each end that is lifted for muscular development and exercise.