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racking

nounC1Occasional — familiar, but not everyday · #9,345 of 15,258neutral

Racking is the shelving system a warehouse stores goods on. Pallet racking, install the racking, the racking collapsed.

It is engineered rather than merely built, and it must be inspected regularly because a struck upright can bring a whole run down. Racking collapses are among the most serious warehouse accidents there are, and a forklift knock is the usual cause.

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Definitions of racking

  1. 1nounrackingThe shelving system a warehouse stores goods on.C1

    “The new warehouse has tall steel racking that reaches almost to the ceiling.”

racking is shelving.

Practised in Shipping & Logistics

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racking in the wild

  • The racking bend is a knot for joining two ropes of different diameter.

    Racking bend

  • Pattern racking is illegal and unethical unless tournament rules specifically allow it.

    Corey Deuel

  • A racking hose or tube is used and can be attached to a racking cane to make the task easier.

    Racking

  • The racking process is repeated several times during the aging of wine.

    Racking

  • All types of pallet racking increase storage density of the stored goods.

    Pallet racking

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