<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!--XBRL Document Created with the Workiva Platform-->
<!--Copyright 2026 Workiva-->
<!--r:01a00fcb-891f-7a7a-9df6-07b476b8ea3c,g:683f899e-dced-4f0e-af63-2733ef3bcb1a-->
<link:linkbase xmlns:link="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:xbrldt="http://xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase http://www.xbrl.org/2003/xbrl-linkbase-2003-12-31.xsd">
  <link:arcroleRef arcroleURI="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="http://www.xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt-2005.xsd#all"/>
  <link:arcroleRef arcroleURI="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="http://www.xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt-2005.xsd#hypercube-dimension"/>
  <link:arcroleRef arcroleURI="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="http://www.xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt-2005.xsd#dimension-default"/>
  <link:arcroleRef arcroleURI="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="http://www.xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt-2005.xsd#dimension-domain"/>
  <link:arcroleRef arcroleURI="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="http://www.xbrl.org/2005/xbrldt-2005.xsd#domain-member"/>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/CoverPage" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#CoverPage"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/CoverPage" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a67-7741-8c58-d15546253abf" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityInformationLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntitiesTable_01a00fcb-8a67-710a-b649-9dc10bf55b99" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntitiesTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a67-7741-8c58-d15546253abf" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntitiesTable_01a00fcb-8a67-710a-b649-9dc10bf55b99" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis_01a00fcb-8a67-7efe-823a-0f42ae6d6fb1" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntitiesTable_01a00fcb-8a67-710a-b649-9dc10bf55b99" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis_01a00fcb-8a67-7efe-823a-0f42ae6d6fb1" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_01a00fcb-8a67-7efe-823a-0f42ae6d6fb1_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis_01a00fcb-8a67-7efe-823a-0f42ae6d6fb1" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_01a00fcb-8a67-7efe-823a-0f42ae6d6fb1_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_01a00fcb-8a67-7e09-b0fd-b105c1c4e0f5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis_01a00fcb-8a67-7efe-823a-0f42ae6d6fb1" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_01a00fcb-8a67-7e09-b0fd-b105c1c4e0f5" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CommonClassAMember_01a00fcb-8a67-7216-8686-a07625e1a9f1" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CommonClassAMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_01a00fcb-8a67-7e09-b0fd-b105c1c4e0f5" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CommonClassAMember_01a00fcb-8a67-7216-8686-a07625e1a9f1" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CommonClassBMember_01a00fcb-8a67-7ccf-88bc-08f7076150d3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CommonClassBMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_01a00fcb-8a67-7e09-b0fd-b105c1c4e0f5" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CommonClassBMember_01a00fcb-8a67-7ccf-88bc-08f7076150d3" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_DocumentType_01a00fcb-8a67-7839-911b-b7ed7cca0c2a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_DocumentType"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a67-7741-8c58-d15546253abf" xlink:to="loc_dei_DocumentType_01a00fcb-8a67-7839-911b-b7ed7cca0c2a" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_DocumentQuarterlyReport_01a00fcb-8a67-7333-8141-03bf030e8a3c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_DocumentQuarterlyReport"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a67-7741-8c58-d15546253abf" xlink:to="loc_dei_DocumentQuarterlyReport_01a00fcb-8a67-7333-8141-03bf030e8a3c" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate_01a00fcb-8a67-7022-825a-d45e63542ee4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a67-7741-8c58-d15546253abf" xlink:to="loc_dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate_01a00fcb-8a67-7022-825a-d45e63542ee4" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_DocumentTransitionReport_01a00fcb-8a67-72de-8505-2b5313018171" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_DocumentTransitionReport"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a67-7741-8c58-d15546253abf" xlink:to="loc_dei_DocumentTransitionReport_01a00fcb-8a67-72de-8505-2b5313018171" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityFileNumber_01a00fcb-8a67-7cda-8b0d-5922db196553" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityFileNumber"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a67-7741-8c58-d15546253abf" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityFileNumber_01a00fcb-8a67-7cda-8b0d-5922db196553" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityRegistrantName_01a00fcb-8a67-7c87-ba76-f87f7d1d4061" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityRegistrantName"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a67-7741-8c58-d15546253abf" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityRegistrantName_01a00fcb-8a67-7c87-ba76-f87f7d1d4061" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode_01a00fcb-8a67-73fb-b3aa-d315e4dd2422" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a67-7741-8c58-d15546253abf" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityIncorporationStateCountryCode_01a00fcb-8a67-73fb-b3aa-d315e4dd2422" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber_01a00fcb-8a67-7517-a91e-725c21d6c4f6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a67-7741-8c58-d15546253abf" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityTaxIdentificationNumber_01a00fcb-8a67-7517-a91e-725c21d6c4f6" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1_01a00fcb-8a67-7e72-b29f-36571ef11edb" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a67-7741-8c58-d15546253abf" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityAddressAddressLine1_01a00fcb-8a67-7e72-b29f-36571ef11edb" xlink:type="arc" order="8"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown_01a00fcb-8a67-7ca0-abd6-7a560eaada6a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a67-7741-8c58-d15546253abf" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityAddressCityOrTown_01a00fcb-8a67-7ca0-abd6-7a560eaada6a" xlink:type="arc" order="9"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince_01a00fcb-8a67-784a-8d29-21db047ce9a0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a67-7741-8c58-d15546253abf" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityAddressStateOrProvince_01a00fcb-8a67-784a-8d29-21db047ce9a0" xlink:type="arc" order="10"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode_01a00fcb-8a67-727a-a40c-26577b4e6ae6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a67-7741-8c58-d15546253abf" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityAddressPostalZipCode_01a00fcb-8a67-727a-a40c-26577b4e6ae6" xlink:type="arc" order="11"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_CityAreaCode_01a00fcb-8a67-77d0-a3f8-655092148c8e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_CityAreaCode"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a67-7741-8c58-d15546253abf" xlink:to="loc_dei_CityAreaCode_01a00fcb-8a67-77d0-a3f8-655092148c8e" xlink:type="arc" order="12"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_LocalPhoneNumber_01a00fcb-8a67-7741-b431-10bc2ca57032" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_LocalPhoneNumber"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a67-7741-8c58-d15546253abf" xlink:to="loc_dei_LocalPhoneNumber_01a00fcb-8a67-7741-b431-10bc2ca57032" xlink:type="arc" order="13"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_Security12bTitle_01a00fcb-8a67-7475-b193-27a47329233f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_Security12bTitle"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a67-7741-8c58-d15546253abf" xlink:to="loc_dei_Security12bTitle_01a00fcb-8a67-7475-b193-27a47329233f" xlink:type="arc" order="14"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_TradingSymbol_01a00fcb-8a67-7d61-a576-926c229046e6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_TradingSymbol"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a67-7741-8c58-d15546253abf" xlink:to="loc_dei_TradingSymbol_01a00fcb-8a67-7d61-a576-926c229046e6" xlink:type="arc" order="15"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_SecurityExchangeName_01a00fcb-8a67-7a21-93c4-0f7e890037a1" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_SecurityExchangeName"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a67-7741-8c58-d15546253abf" xlink:to="loc_dei_SecurityExchangeName_01a00fcb-8a67-7a21-93c4-0f7e890037a1" xlink:type="arc" order="16"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityCurrentReportingStatus_01a00fcb-8a67-7b16-a24a-a88f524d36b8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityCurrentReportingStatus"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a67-7741-8c58-d15546253abf" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityCurrentReportingStatus_01a00fcb-8a67-7b16-a24a-a88f524d36b8" xlink:type="arc" order="17"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityInteractiveDataCurrent_01a00fcb-8a67-7d06-ad69-a23217a8557f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityInteractiveDataCurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a67-7741-8c58-d15546253abf" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityInteractiveDataCurrent_01a00fcb-8a67-7d06-ad69-a23217a8557f" xlink:type="arc" order="18"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityFilerCategory_01a00fcb-8a67-7f5f-8103-9ad3ea740277" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityFilerCategory"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a67-7741-8c58-d15546253abf" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityFilerCategory_01a00fcb-8a67-7f5f-8103-9ad3ea740277" xlink:type="arc" order="19"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntitySmallBusiness_01a00fcb-8a67-7d4d-a443-c510360c0cc8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntitySmallBusiness"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a67-7741-8c58-d15546253abf" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntitySmallBusiness_01a00fcb-8a67-7d4d-a443-c510360c0cc8" xlink:type="arc" order="20"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany_01a00fcb-8a67-72d1-829e-7a150901a75e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a67-7741-8c58-d15546253abf" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityEmergingGrowthCompany_01a00fcb-8a67-72d1-829e-7a150901a75e" xlink:type="arc" order="21"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityShellCompany_01a00fcb-8a67-7644-a3ed-3e83c4d64cb6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityShellCompany"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a67-7741-8c58-d15546253abf" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityShellCompany_01a00fcb-8a67-7644-a3ed-3e83c4d64cb6" xlink:type="arc" order="22"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding_01a00fcb-8a67-7a9d-b20e-773d86d76325" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a67-7741-8c58-d15546253abf" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding_01a00fcb-8a67-7a9d-b20e-773d86d76325" xlink:type="arc" order="23"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey_01a00fcb-8a67-7686-bfdd-0ecc829659c3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_EntityCentralIndexKey"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a67-7741-8c58-d15546253abf" xlink:to="loc_dei_EntityCentralIndexKey_01a00fcb-8a67-7686-bfdd-0ecc829659c3" xlink:type="arc" order="24"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_CurrentFiscalYearEndDate_01a00fcb-8a67-71a8-ae77-1f79e6d27d99" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_CurrentFiscalYearEndDate"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a67-7741-8c58-d15546253abf" xlink:to="loc_dei_CurrentFiscalYearEndDate_01a00fcb-8a67-71a8-ae77-1f79e6d27d99" xlink:type="arc" order="25"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_DocumentFiscalYearFocus_01a00fcb-8a67-73a3-a2ff-204af0317464" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_DocumentFiscalYearFocus"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a67-7741-8c58-d15546253abf" xlink:to="loc_dei_DocumentFiscalYearFocus_01a00fcb-8a67-73a3-a2ff-204af0317464" xlink:type="arc" order="26"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_DocumentFiscalPeriodFocus_01a00fcb-8a67-7334-b4cf-e910e5d1f83c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_DocumentFiscalPeriodFocus"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a67-7741-8c58-d15546253abf" xlink:to="loc_dei_DocumentFiscalPeriodFocus_01a00fcb-8a67-7334-b4cf-e910e5d1f83c" xlink:type="arc" order="27"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_AmendmentFlag_01a00fcb-8a67-79de-a25d-c0ccf3a9b931" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_AmendmentFlag"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_dei_EntityInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a67-7741-8c58-d15546253abf" xlink:to="loc_dei_AmendmentFlag_01a00fcb-8a67-79de-a25d-c0ccf3a9b931" xlink:type="arc" order="28"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/UnauditedCondensedConsolidatedBalanceSheets" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#UnauditedCondensedConsolidatedBalanceSheets"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/UnauditedCondensedConsolidatedBalanceSheets" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a67-7442-9e9b-c584583bcbb4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8a67-7967-98e5-14d3393a5e39" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a67-7442-9e9b-c584583bcbb4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8a67-7967-98e5-14d3393a5e39" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis_01a00fcb-8a67-7b77-b411-023d10f8f34e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8a67-7967-98e5-14d3393a5e39" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis_01a00fcb-8a67-7b77-b411-023d10f8f34e" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_01a00fcb-8a67-7b77-b411-023d10f8f34e_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis_01a00fcb-8a67-7b77-b411-023d10f8f34e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_01a00fcb-8a67-7b77-b411-023d10f8f34e_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_01a00fcb-8a67-7a4f-be18-9431878804b5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis_01a00fcb-8a67-7b77-b411-023d10f8f34e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_01a00fcb-8a67-7a4f-be18-9431878804b5" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CommonClassAMember_01a00fcb-8a67-70db-9c09-e811aacc6568" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CommonClassAMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_01a00fcb-8a67-7a4f-be18-9431878804b5" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CommonClassAMember_01a00fcb-8a67-70db-9c09-e811aacc6568" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CommonClassBMember_01a00fcb-8a67-78a4-99fa-c4cb41693164" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CommonClassBMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_01a00fcb-8a67-7a4f-be18-9431878804b5" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CommonClassBMember_01a00fcb-8a67-78a4-99fa-c4cb41693164" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentNonconsolidatedInvesteeAxis_01a00fcb-8a67-7600-90d0-4ec477b78644" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentNonconsolidatedInvesteeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8a67-7967-98e5-14d3393a5e39" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentNonconsolidatedInvesteeAxis_01a00fcb-8a67-7600-90d0-4ec477b78644" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentNonconsolidatedInvesteeDomain_01a00fcb-8a67-7600-90d0-4ec477b78644_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentNonconsolidatedInvesteeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentNonconsolidatedInvesteeAxis_01a00fcb-8a67-7600-90d0-4ec477b78644" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentNonconsolidatedInvesteeDomain_01a00fcb-8a67-7600-90d0-4ec477b78644_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentNonconsolidatedInvesteeDomain_01a00fcb-8a67-7260-a39c-df2a27e6ca30" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentNonconsolidatedInvesteeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentNonconsolidatedInvesteeAxis_01a00fcb-8a67-7600-90d0-4ec477b78644" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentNonconsolidatedInvesteeDomain_01a00fcb-8a67-7260-a39c-df2a27e6ca30" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentNonconsolidatedInvesteeOrGroupOfInvesteesMember_01a00fcb-8a67-745b-bcb0-ae06de19f831" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentNonconsolidatedInvesteeOrGroupOfInvesteesMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentNonconsolidatedInvesteeDomain_01a00fcb-8a67-7260-a39c-df2a27e6ca30" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentNonconsolidatedInvesteeOrGroupOfInvesteesMember_01a00fcb-8a67-745b-bcb0-ae06de19f831" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AssetsAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-7ea3-af84-d06cf63d9bef" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AssetsAbstract"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a67-7442-9e9b-c584583bcbb4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AssetsAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-7ea3-af84-d06cf63d9bef" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AssetsCurrentAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-73ac-9510-974e1d84fe8c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AssetsCurrentAbstract"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetsAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-7ea3-af84-d06cf63d9bef" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AssetsCurrentAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-73ac-9510-974e1d84fe8c" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_Cash_01a00fcb-8a67-7996-9bc4-153d8c68337d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_Cash"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetsCurrentAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-73ac-9510-974e1d84fe8c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_Cash_01a00fcb-8a67-7996-9bc4-153d8c68337d" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent_01a00fcb-8a67-701c-8a33-f609cc03607a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetsCurrentAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-73ac-9510-974e1d84fe8c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccountsReceivableNetCurrent_01a00fcb-8a67-701c-8a33-f609cc03607a" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InventoryNet_01a00fcb-8a67-7584-9e90-374950d5774f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InventoryNet"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetsCurrentAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-73ac-9510-974e1d84fe8c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InventoryNet_01a00fcb-8a67-7584-9e90-374950d5774f" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent_01a00fcb-8a67-77d4-898c-8219af06adf6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetsCurrentAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-73ac-9510-974e1d84fe8c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssetsCurrent_01a00fcb-8a67-77d4-898c-8219af06adf6" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AssetsCurrent_01a00fcb-8a67-7bdd-a872-5e1bb599f6da" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AssetsCurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetsAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-7ea3-af84-d06cf63d9bef" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AssetsCurrent_01a00fcb-8a67-7bdd-a872-5e1bb599f6da" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet_01a00fcb-8a67-7b2f-a7dd-3c7435f43458" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetsAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-7ea3-af84-d06cf63d9bef" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet_01a00fcb-8a67-7b2f-a7dd-3c7435f43458" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill_01a00fcb-8a67-73ee-bb95-f65bce42157c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetsAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-7ea3-af84-d06cf63d9bef" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill_01a00fcb-8a67-73ee-bb95-f65bce42157c" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_Goodwill_01a00fcb-8a67-7838-8460-7f79149bdd7e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_Goodwill"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetsAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-7ea3-af84-d06cf63d9bef" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_Goodwill_01a00fcb-8a67-7838-8460-7f79149bdd7e" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxAssetsNet_01a00fcb-8a67-7619-9972-2457f15a4656" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxAssetsNet"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetsAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-7ea3-af84-d06cf63d9bef" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxAssetsNet_01a00fcb-8a67-7619-9972-2457f15a4656" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments_01a00fcb-8a67-7139-a1cb-59a9f7c832ba" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetsAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-7ea3-af84-d06cf63d9bef" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments_01a00fcb-8a67-7139-a1cb-59a9f7c832ba" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent_01a00fcb-8a67-7016-b652-ce93b5a8ac52" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AssetsAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-7ea3-af84-d06cf63d9bef" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent_01a00fcb-8a67-7016-b652-ce93b5a8ac52" xlink:type="arc" order="8"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_Assets_01a00fcb-8a67-79e2-92f9-5cbc3b83acc5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_Assets"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a67-7442-9e9b-c584583bcbb4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_Assets_01a00fcb-8a67-79e2-92f9-5cbc3b83acc5" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquityAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-7893-9269-a98d3d37e763" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquityAbstract"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a67-7442-9e9b-c584583bcbb4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquityAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-7893-9269-a98d3d37e763" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrentAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-7c8a-b868-b0618fd371f0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrentAbstract"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquityAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-7893-9269-a98d3d37e763" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrentAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-7c8a-b868-b0618fd371f0" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent_01a00fcb-8a67-7daf-96d7-269624acea7a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrentAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-7c8a-b868-b0618fd371f0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent_01a00fcb-8a67-7daf-96d7-269624acea7a" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LinesOfCreditCurrent_01a00fcb-8a67-77eb-9a1e-bfd8fb7257cc" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LinesOfCreditCurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrentAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-7c8a-b868-b0618fd371f0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LinesOfCreditCurrent_01a00fcb-8a67-77eb-9a1e-bfd8fb7257cc" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent_01a00fcb-8a67-7256-84c3-b845fda3d683" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrentAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-7c8a-b868-b0618fd371f0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligationsCurrent_01a00fcb-8a67-7256-84c3-b845fda3d683" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent_01a00fcb-8a67-7ab2-bfc6-b7ddc4eb6f16" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrentAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-7c8a-b868-b0618fd371f0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent_01a00fcb-8a67-7ab2-bfc6-b7ddc4eb6f16" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent_01a00fcb-8a67-7be9-9897-6b473dfd0af5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrentAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-7c8a-b868-b0618fd371f0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent_01a00fcb-8a67-7be9-9897-6b473dfd0af5" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent_01a00fcb-8a67-722a-8c25-0a1c206dbb30" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrentAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-7c8a-b868-b0618fd371f0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesCurrent_01a00fcb-8a67-722a-8c25-0a1c206dbb30" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent_01a00fcb-8a67-745d-8a78-a6e13857eb4d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrentAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-7c8a-b868-b0618fd371f0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent_01a00fcb-8a67-745d-8a78-a6e13857eb4d" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations_01a00fcb-8a67-7a2f-acd9-eb3c8199f27a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquityAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-7893-9269-a98d3d37e763" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations_01a00fcb-8a67-7a2f-acd9-eb3c8199f27a" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SelfInsuranceReserveNoncurrent_01a00fcb-8a67-7b4f-9cb8-a103a2ac1047" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SelfInsuranceReserveNoncurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquityAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-7893-9269-a98d3d37e763" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SelfInsuranceReserveNoncurrent_01a00fcb-8a67-7b4f-9cb8-a103a2ac1047" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilitiesNet_01a00fcb-8a67-7a58-bc0e-ba7ba3883dff" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilitiesNet"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquityAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-7893-9269-a98d3d37e763" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxLiabilitiesNet_01a00fcb-8a67-7a58-bc0e-ba7ba3883dff" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent_01a00fcb-8a67-7cfe-8480-4f87aaf74241" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquityAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-7893-9269-a98d3d37e763" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent_01a00fcb-8a67-7cfe-8480-4f87aaf74241" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_Liabilities_01a00fcb-8a67-7126-980a-a22b36c449b0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_Liabilities"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquityAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-7893-9269-a98d3d37e763" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_Liabilities_01a00fcb-8a67-7126-980a-a22b36c449b0" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestEquityCarryingAmount_01a00fcb-8a67-76b6-b807-716fc99a2505" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestEquityCarryingAmount"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquityAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-7893-9269-a98d3d37e763" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestEquityCarryingAmount_01a00fcb-8a67-76b6-b807-716fc99a2505" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquityAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-7ec5-b5a2-3d05e65b322d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StockholdersEquityAbstract"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquityAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-7893-9269-a98d3d37e763" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquityAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-7ec5-b5a2-3d05e65b322d" xlink:type="arc" order="8"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CommonStockNumberOfSharesParValueAndOtherDisclosuresAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-75a3-a97c-5303770505f9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CommonStockNumberOfSharesParValueAndOtherDisclosuresAbstract"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquityAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-7ec5-b5a2-3d05e65b322d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CommonStockNumberOfSharesParValueAndOtherDisclosuresAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-75a3-a97c-5303770505f9" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CommonStockValueOutstanding_01a00fcb-8a67-709c-b586-df2889c8e522" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CommonStockValueOutstanding"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquityAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-7ec5-b5a2-3d05e65b322d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CommonStockValueOutstanding_01a00fcb-8a67-709c-b586-df2889c8e522" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock_01a00fcb-8a67-7d04-a39e-2d9e2f41fab5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquityAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-7ec5-b5a2-3d05e65b322d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock_01a00fcb-8a67-7d04-a39e-2d9e2f41fab5" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue_01a00fcb-8a67-7c71-b00c-808a93727c6f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquityAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-7ec5-b5a2-3d05e65b322d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_TreasuryStockValue_01a00fcb-8a67-7c71-b00c-808a93727c6f" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit_01a00fcb-8a67-7d71-a2db-cf5e1b931147" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquityAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-7ec5-b5a2-3d05e65b322d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit_01a00fcb-8a67-7d71-a2db-cf5e1b931147" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax_01a00fcb-8a67-7beb-a395-384674c92296" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquityAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-7ec5-b5a2-3d05e65b322d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTax_01a00fcb-8a67-7beb-a395-384674c92296" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquity_01a00fcb-8a67-7f27-b792-9839381aa16d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StockholdersEquity"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquityAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-7ec5-b5a2-3d05e65b322d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquity_01a00fcb-8a67-7f27-b792-9839381aa16d" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_MinorityInterest_01a00fcb-8a67-7f4c-8ed3-fd8c0db29d1a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_MinorityInterest"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquityAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-7ec5-b5a2-3d05e65b322d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_MinorityInterest_01a00fcb-8a67-7f4c-8ed3-fd8c0db29d1a" xlink:type="arc" order="8"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest_01a00fcb-8a67-7f7c-8139-1c5746a61271" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquityAbstract_01a00fcb-8a67-7ec5-b5a2-3d05e65b322d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest_01a00fcb-8a67-7f7c-8139-1c5746a61271" xlink:type="arc" order="9"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity_01a00fcb-8a67-7469-bb92-0af69b594db8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a67-7442-9e9b-c584583bcbb4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity_01a00fcb-8a67-7469-bb92-0af69b594db8" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare_01a00fcb-8a67-78b5-a5fb-fc866c0ec14f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a67-7442-9e9b-c584583bcbb4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare_01a00fcb-8a67-78b5-a5fb-fc866c0ec14f" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding_01a00fcb-8a67-75ad-abf4-f0511124abb2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a67-7442-9e9b-c584583bcbb4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding_01a00fcb-8a67-75ad-abf4-f0511124abb2" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/BalanceSheetParenthetical" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#BalanceSheetParenthetical"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/BalanceSheetParenthetical" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a67-7df6-8ae4-6985a2022c1f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8a67-7b04-958c-e76514be9f97" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a67-7df6-8ae4-6985a2022c1f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8a67-7b04-958c-e76514be9f97" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8a67-7baa-81da-06241e3d2162" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_StatementScenarioAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8a67-7b04-958c-e76514be9f97" xlink:to="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8a67-7baa-81da-06241e3d2162" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8a67-7baa-81da-06241e3d2162_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8a67-7baa-81da-06241e3d2162" xlink:to="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8a67-7baa-81da-06241e3d2162_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8a67-746e-bdbc-cb12b29c374b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8a67-7baa-81da-06241e3d2162" xlink:to="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8a67-746e-bdbc-cb12b29c374b" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis_01a00fcb-8a67-72a3-9839-8c3669ab2083" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8a67-7b04-958c-e76514be9f97" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis_01a00fcb-8a67-72a3-9839-8c3669ab2083" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_01a00fcb-8a67-72a3-9839-8c3669ab2083_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis_01a00fcb-8a67-72a3-9839-8c3669ab2083" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_01a00fcb-8a67-72a3-9839-8c3669ab2083_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_01a00fcb-8a67-7964-997f-8b7cb00f12ee" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis_01a00fcb-8a67-72a3-9839-8c3669ab2083" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_01a00fcb-8a67-7964-997f-8b7cb00f12ee" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CommonClassAMember_01a00fcb-8a67-7423-805a-c9600399cbe5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CommonClassAMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_01a00fcb-8a67-7964-997f-8b7cb00f12ee" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CommonClassAMember_01a00fcb-8a67-7423-805a-c9600399cbe5" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CommonClassBMember_01a00fcb-8a67-738b-8b0d-8ffc8fa706c0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CommonClassBMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_01a00fcb-8a67-7964-997f-8b7cb00f12ee" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CommonClassBMember_01a00fcb-8a67-738b-8b0d-8ffc8fa706c0" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare_01a00fcb-8a67-7dc6-bbfe-035ae1b295f1" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a67-7df6-8ae4-6985a2022c1f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare_01a00fcb-8a67-7dc6-bbfe-035ae1b295f1" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding_01a00fcb-8a67-710b-aba4-3fd89b86cc64" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a67-7df6-8ae4-6985a2022c1f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding_01a00fcb-8a67-710b-aba4-3fd89b86cc64" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/UnauditedCondensedConsolidatedStatementsofComprehensiveIncomeLossStatement" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#UnauditedCondensedConsolidatedStatementsofComprehensiveIncomeLossStatement"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/UnauditedCondensedConsolidatedStatementsofComprehensiveIncomeLossStatement" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7884-bbb6-60d1b787b1a2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8a68-7a08-9c06-4ba825a8edb8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7884-bbb6-60d1b787b1a2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8a68-7a08-9c06-4ba825a8edb8" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7636-afea-44e75c376347" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_StatementScenarioAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8a68-7a08-9c06-4ba825a8edb8" xlink:to="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7636-afea-44e75c376347" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7636-afea-44e75c376347_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7636-afea-44e75c376347" xlink:to="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7636-afea-44e75c376347_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-71b3-b5d9-0446e20a3aa5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7636-afea-44e75c376347" xlink:to="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-71b3-b5d9-0446e20a3aa5" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ProfitLoss_01a00fcb-8a68-7aef-b8da-9ea99091b7aa" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ProfitLoss"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7884-bbb6-60d1b787b1a2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ProfitLoss_01a00fcb-8a68-7aef-b8da-9ea99091b7aa" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecreaseAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-72c0-8ca9-01a342f6be54" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecreaseAbstract"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7884-bbb6-60d1b787b1a2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecreaseAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-72c0-8ca9-01a342f6be54" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax_01a00fcb-8a68-705e-b6aa-4ccf8f1eb755" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecreaseAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-72c0-8ca9-01a342f6be54" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax_01a00fcb-8a68-705e-b6aa-4ccf8f1eb755" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossBeforeReclassificationAfterTax_01a00fcb-8a68-79d0-bf0c-8131de1d6a47" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossBeforeReclassificationAfterTax"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecreaseAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-72c0-8ca9-01a342f6be54" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossBeforeReclassificationAfterTax_01a00fcb-8a68-79d0-bf0c-8131de1d6a47" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassificationAfterTax_01a00fcb-8a68-7a9e-a952-626d15ea0c06" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassificationAfterTax"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecreaseAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-72c0-8ca9-01a342f6be54" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassificationAfterTax_01a00fcb-8a68-7a9e-a952-626d15ea0c06" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansNetOfTax_01a00fcb-8a68-7d6a-bae2-3b2da1f1c3c7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansNetOfTax"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPeriodIncreaseDecreaseAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-72c0-8ca9-01a342f6be54" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossReclassificationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansNetOfTax_01a00fcb-8a68-7d6a-bae2-3b2da1f1c3c7" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest_01a00fcb-8a68-7e7f-960f-fa114785c79b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7884-bbb6-60d1b787b1a2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest_01a00fcb-8a68-7e7f-960f-fa114785c79b" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterest_01a00fcb-8a68-7ace-9fe5-b1d960b6252f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterest"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7884-bbb6-60d1b787b1a2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterest_01a00fcb-8a68-7ace-9fe5-b1d960b6252f" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_AccruedDividendToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterests_01a00fcb-8a68-794e-97b3-407ebb6479d9" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_AccruedDividendToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterests"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7884-bbb6-60d1b787b1a2" xlink:to="loc_hy_AccruedDividendToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterests_01a00fcb-8a68-794e-97b3-407ebb6479d9" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest_01a00fcb-8a68-7820-a266-01be0c4ad349" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7884-bbb6-60d1b787b1a2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest_01a00fcb-8a68-7820-a266-01be0c4ad349" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax_01a00fcb-8a68-7b78-a672-c9123365395d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7884-bbb6-60d1b787b1a2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax_01a00fcb-8a68-7b78-a672-c9123365395d" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/UnauditedCondensedConsolidatedStatementsofCashFlows" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#UnauditedCondensedConsolidatedStatementsofCashFlows"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/UnauditedCondensedConsolidatedStatementsofCashFlows" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7bb4-be4c-ad7d78a8cb9f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8a68-7a8f-be39-aac7285e13a8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7bb4-be4c-ad7d78a8cb9f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8a68-7a8f-be39-aac7285e13a8" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7eef-bc6d-c289895d46eb" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_StatementScenarioAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8a68-7a8f-be39-aac7285e13a8" xlink:to="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7eef-bc6d-c289895d46eb" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7eef-bc6d-c289895d46eb_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7eef-bc6d-c289895d46eb" xlink:to="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7eef-bc6d-c289895d46eb_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7da5-b160-0d38c90b4adb" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7eef-bc6d-c289895d46eb" xlink:to="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7da5-b160-0d38c90b4adb" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7ea7-b31d-e26365ea7c39" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesAbstract"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7bb4-be4c-ad7d78a8cb9f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7ea7-b31d-e26365ea7c39" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ProfitLoss_01a00fcb-8a68-7e7b-a2f8-160097352698" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ProfitLoss"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7ea7-b31d-e26365ea7c39" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ProfitLoss_01a00fcb-8a68-7e7b-a2f8-160097352698" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AdjustmentsToReconcileNetIncomeLossToCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7195-b0a4-9faa98a241f9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AdjustmentsToReconcileNetIncomeLossToCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesAbstract"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7ea7-b31d-e26365ea7c39" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AdjustmentsToReconcileNetIncomeLossToCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7195-b0a4-9faa98a241f9" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization_01a00fcb-8a68-7b84-af46-098d5248ba2e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AdjustmentsToReconcileNetIncomeLossToCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7195-b0a4-9faa98a241f9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization_01a00fcb-8a68-7b84-af46-098d5248ba2e" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts_01a00fcb-8a68-7ff1-be9f-c2297536a5b7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AdjustmentsToReconcileNetIncomeLossToCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7195-b0a4-9faa98a241f9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AmortizationOfFinancingCosts_01a00fcb-8a68-7ff1-be9f-c2297536a5b7" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit_01a00fcb-8a68-77ac-bb17-90f98d10d01d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AdjustmentsToReconcileNetIncomeLossToCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7195-b0a4-9faa98a241f9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit_01a00fcb-8a68-77ac-bb17-90f98d10d01d" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation_01a00fcb-8a68-76c7-b996-adb1b9f8f526" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AdjustmentsToReconcileNetIncomeLossToCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7195-b0a4-9faa98a241f9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation_01a00fcb-8a68-76c7-b996-adb1b9f8f526" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions_01a00fcb-8a68-738c-88e9-e518b6f177fc" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AdjustmentsToReconcileNetIncomeLossToCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7195-b0a4-9faa98a241f9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions_01a00fcb-8a68-738c-88e9-e518b6f177fc" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncomeExpense_01a00fcb-8a68-732d-8137-ab52247a8b47" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncomeExpense"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AdjustmentsToReconcileNetIncomeLossToCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7195-b0a4-9faa98a241f9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncomeExpense_01a00fcb-8a68-732d-8137-ab52247a8b47" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingCapitalAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-774b-b761-724f55ab71b3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingCapitalAbstract"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7ea7-b31d-e26365ea7c39" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingCapitalAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-774b-b761-724f55ab71b3" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable_01a00fcb-8a68-73d6-892e-208a07c898ce" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingCapitalAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-774b-b761-724f55ab71b3" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsReceivable_01a00fcb-8a68-73d6-892e-208a07c898ce" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories_01a00fcb-8a68-7615-9bc7-306e82558974" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingCapitalAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-774b-b761-724f55ab71b3" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories_01a00fcb-8a68-7615-9bc7-306e82558974" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherCurrentAssets_01a00fcb-8a68-74ec-8b0e-3ff63dcf5845" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherCurrentAssets"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingCapitalAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-774b-b761-724f55ab71b3" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherCurrentAssets_01a00fcb-8a68-74ec-8b0e-3ff63dcf5845" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable_01a00fcb-8a68-7d6d-867d-cc0f4e18361a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingCapitalAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-774b-b761-724f55ab71b3" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable_01a00fcb-8a68-7d6d-867d-cc0f4e18361a" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherCurrentLiabilities_01a00fcb-8a68-7a35-9bba-99d45753d8bd" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherCurrentLiabilities"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOperatingCapitalAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-774b-b761-724f55ab71b3" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInOtherCurrentLiabilities_01a00fcb-8a68-7a35-9bba-99d45753d8bd" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities_01a00fcb-8a68-74c9-ad7e-7b27d1bbaea7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivitiesAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7ea7-b31d-e26365ea7c39" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities_01a00fcb-8a68-74c9-ad7e-7b27d1bbaea7" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7ad1-bdc1-afc0fa69b3e6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesAbstract"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7bb4-be4c-ad7d78a8cb9f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7ad1-bdc1-afc0fa69b3e6" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment_01a00fcb-8a68-756b-a020-4523d9581d4e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7ad1-bdc1-afc0fa69b3e6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment_01a00fcb-8a68-756b-a020-4523d9581d4e" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_01a00fcb-8a68-7e74-8f44-21a64b53c638" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7ad1-bdc1-afc0fa69b3e6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ProceedsFromSaleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipment_01a00fcb-8a68-7e74-8f44-21a64b53c638" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired_01a00fcb-8a68-7c9d-9cbc-910a14719dd0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7ad1-bdc1-afc0fa69b3e6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireBusinessesNetOfCashAcquired_01a00fcb-8a68-7c9d-9cbc-910a14719dd0" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities_01a00fcb-8a68-7a88-87b5-8f2713de5447" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivitiesAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7ad1-bdc1-afc0fa69b3e6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities_01a00fcb-8a68-7a88-87b5-8f2713de5447" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7208-8285-db4e2c8bf0cb" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesAbstract"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7bb4-be4c-ad7d78a8cb9f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7208-8285-db4e2c8bf0cb" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt_01a00fcb-8a68-7754-97b0-5bc77a1b92ef" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7208-8285-db4e2c8bf0cb" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfLongTermDebt_01a00fcb-8a68-7754-97b0-5bc77a1b92ef" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt_01a00fcb-8a68-7272-a299-8f14e9dc56c7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7208-8285-db4e2c8bf0cb" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt_01a00fcb-8a68-7272-a299-8f14e9dc56c7" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityIncreaseDecreaseForPeriodNet_01a00fcb-8a68-7e84-81df-64fe0d516837" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityIncreaseDecreaseForPeriodNet"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7208-8285-db4e2c8bf0cb" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityIncreaseDecreaseForPeriodNet_01a00fcb-8a68-7e84-81df-64fe0d516837" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock_01a00fcb-8a68-7efb-94f0-28015c99de07" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7208-8285-db4e2c8bf0cb" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock_01a00fcb-8a68-7efb-94f0-28015c99de07" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsToMinorityShareholders_01a00fcb-8a68-72b7-8c87-d237748f2a97" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsToMinorityShareholders"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7208-8285-db4e2c8bf0cb" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ProceedsFromPaymentsToMinorityShareholders_01a00fcb-8a68-72b7-8c87-d237748f2a97" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock_01a00fcb-8a68-7ed6-b28b-4886adaf4291" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7208-8285-db4e2c8bf0cb" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock_01a00fcb-8a68-7ed6-b28b-4886adaf4291" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts_01a00fcb-8a68-758c-978e-72280058c571" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7208-8285-db4e2c8bf0cb" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PaymentsOfFinancingCosts_01a00fcb-8a68-758c-978e-72280058c571" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities_01a00fcb-8a68-73e2-8422-5e66af5f3ca3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivitiesAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7208-8285-db4e2c8bf0cb" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities_01a00fcb-8a68-73e2-8422-5e66af5f3ca3" xlink:type="arc" order="8"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseIncludingExchangeRateEffectAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7129-a640-8270e1ccd2d8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseIncludingExchangeRateEffectAbstract"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7bb4-be4c-ad7d78a8cb9f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseIncludingExchangeRateEffectAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7129-a640-8270e1ccd2d8" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsIncludingDisposalGroupAndDiscontinuedOperations_01a00fcb-8a68-71f7-b856-7dbfec12f236" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsIncludingDisposalGroupAndDiscontinuedOperations"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7bb4-be4c-ad7d78a8cb9f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsIncludingDisposalGroupAndDiscontinuedOperations_01a00fcb-8a68-71f7-b856-7dbfec12f236" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseIncludingExchangeRateEffect_01a00fcb-8a68-7860-9527-a2ebab66d513" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseIncludingExchangeRateEffect"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7bb4-be4c-ad7d78a8cb9f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecreaseIncludingExchangeRateEffect_01a00fcb-8a68-7860-9527-a2ebab66d513" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents_01a00fcb-8a68-7b6d-b0d5-31af63f8c5ac" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7bb4-be4c-ad7d78a8cb9f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CashCashEquivalentsRestrictedCashAndRestrictedCashEquivalents_01a00fcb-8a68-7b6d-b0d5-31af63f8c5ac" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RestructuringCharges_01a00fcb-8a68-7fe9-a887-be812951e77d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RestructuringCharges"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7bb4-be4c-ad7d78a8cb9f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RestructuringCharges_01a00fcb-8a68-7fe9-a887-be812951e77d" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/UnauditedCondensedConsolidatedStatementsofChangesinEquity" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#UnauditedCondensedConsolidatedStatementsofChangesinEquity"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/UnauditedCondensedConsolidatedStatementsofChangesinEquity" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-741f-9552-460b254b1baa" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8a68-7b8d-9b6a-3989d8bb58c9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-741f-9552-460b254b1baa" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8a68-7b8d-9b6a-3989d8bb58c9" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7aa9-97b0-581fb198d7d1" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_StatementScenarioAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8a68-7b8d-9b6a-3989d8bb58c9" xlink:to="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7aa9-97b0-581fb198d7d1" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7aa9-97b0-581fb198d7d1_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7aa9-97b0-581fb198d7d1" xlink:to="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7aa9-97b0-581fb198d7d1_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-75d8-9fc4-1e2445e3aa49" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7aa9-97b0-581fb198d7d1" xlink:to="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-75d8-9fc4-1e2445e3aa49" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7d6a-b8b5-335a72dcc8e3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8a68-7b8d-9b6a-3989d8bb58c9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7d6a-b8b5-335a72dcc8e3" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7d6a-b8b5-335a72dcc8e3_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7d6a-b8b5-335a72dcc8e3" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7d6a-b8b5-335a72dcc8e3_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7dac-85b8-1b30a3ba198e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7d6a-b8b5-335a72dcc8e3" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7dac-85b8-1b30a3ba198e" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ParentMember_01a00fcb-8a68-71d1-b5a7-d3c5bc1ad897" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ParentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7dac-85b8-1b30a3ba198e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ParentMember_01a00fcb-8a68-71d1-b5a7-d3c5bc1ad897" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CommonStockMember_01a00fcb-8a68-71c4-b827-a2a50f62b570" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CommonStockMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7dac-85b8-1b30a3ba198e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CommonStockMember_01a00fcb-8a68-71c4-b827-a2a50f62b570" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_TreasuryStockCommonMember_01a00fcb-8a68-71b7-a5a6-c5149423d4ce" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_TreasuryStockCommonMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7dac-85b8-1b30a3ba198e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_TreasuryStockCommonMember_01a00fcb-8a68-71b7-a5a6-c5149423d4ce" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember_01a00fcb-8a68-79c9-81aa-d7e26f1e1baf" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7dac-85b8-1b30a3ba198e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AdditionalPaidInCapitalMember_01a00fcb-8a68-79c9-81aa-d7e26f1e1baf" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember_01a00fcb-8a68-77a4-8661-f7badfacb54c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7dac-85b8-1b30a3ba198e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RetainedEarningsMember_01a00fcb-8a68-77a4-8661-f7badfacb54c" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedTranslationAdjustmentMember_01a00fcb-8a68-7f10-8289-ee0667ab0631" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AccumulatedTranslationAdjustmentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7dac-85b8-1b30a3ba198e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedTranslationAdjustmentMember_01a00fcb-8a68-7f10-8289-ee0667ab0631" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentMember_01a00fcb-8a68-761d-82ac-c78fc73e4c92" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AccumulatedDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7dac-85b8-1b30a3ba198e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentMember_01a00fcb-8a68-761d-82ac-c78fc73e4c92" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember_01a00fcb-8a68-7315-bc21-c2a4ccd51dbe" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7dac-85b8-1b30a3ba198e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestMember_01a00fcb-8a68-7315-bc21-c2a4ccd51dbe" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_PermanentEquityMember_01a00fcb-8a68-70f6-ac6e-9bd125453f9d" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_PermanentEquityMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7dac-85b8-1b30a3ba198e" xlink:to="loc_hy_PermanentEquityMember_01a00fcb-8a68-70f6-ac6e-9bd125453f9d" xlink:type="arc" order="8"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedGainLossNetCashFlowHedgeParentMember_01a00fcb-8a68-79b4-b397-77dea454095b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AccumulatedGainLossNetCashFlowHedgeParentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7dac-85b8-1b30a3ba198e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedGainLossNetCashFlowHedgeParentMember_01a00fcb-8a68-79b4-b397-77dea454095b" xlink:type="arc" order="9"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-774e-b918-bfcc97867d8a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8a68-7b8d-9b6a-3989d8bb58c9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-774e-b918-bfcc97867d8a" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-774e-b918-bfcc97867d8a_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-774e-b918-bfcc97867d8a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-774e-b918-bfcc97867d8a_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7a2e-acac-bd9763f145df" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-774e-b918-bfcc97867d8a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7a2e-acac-bd9763f145df" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CommonClassAMember_01a00fcb-8a68-78d2-95ff-235ea09761ee" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CommonClassAMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7a2e-acac-bd9763f145df" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CommonClassAMember_01a00fcb-8a68-78d2-95ff-235ea09761ee" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CommonClassBMember_01a00fcb-8a68-7c45-bba8-ec7f00fdb027" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CommonClassBMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ClassOfStockDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7a2e-acac-bd9763f145df" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CommonClassBMember_01a00fcb-8a68-7c45-bba8-ec7f00fdb027" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_TemporaryEquityAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-756a-a679-81b9fa8460f7" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_TemporaryEquityAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8a68-7b8d-9b6a-3989d8bb58c9" xlink:to="loc_hy_TemporaryEquityAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-756a-a679-81b9fa8460f7" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_TemporaryEquityNewDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-756a-a679-81b9fa8460f7_default" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_TemporaryEquityNewDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_hy_TemporaryEquityAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-756a-a679-81b9fa8460f7" xlink:to="loc_hy_TemporaryEquityNewDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-756a-a679-81b9fa8460f7_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_TemporaryEquityNewDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-753e-9060-b7561eff510e" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_TemporaryEquityNewDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_hy_TemporaryEquityAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-756a-a679-81b9fa8460f7" xlink:to="loc_hy_TemporaryEquityNewDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-753e-9060-b7561eff510e" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_TemporaryEquityMember_01a00fcb-8a68-72f9-b46b-12d0bbe78968" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_TemporaryEquityMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_hy_TemporaryEquityNewDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-753e-9060-b7561eff510e" xlink:to="loc_hy_TemporaryEquityMember_01a00fcb-8a68-72f9-b46b-12d0bbe78968" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInStockholdersEquityRollForward_01a00fcb-8a68-7f7d-accf-abd108561646" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInStockholdersEquityRollForward"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-741f-9552-460b254b1baa" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInStockholdersEquityRollForward_01a00fcb-8a68-7f7d-accf-abd108561646" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquityAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7341-99bb-052c26907fe9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StockholdersEquityAbstract"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInStockholdersEquityRollForward_01a00fcb-8a68-7f7d-accf-abd108561646" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquityAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7341-99bb-052c26907fe9" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest_01a00fcb-8a68-7d52-931d-38891e0cd23d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquityAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7341-99bb-052c26907fe9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest_01a00fcb-8a68-7d52-931d-38891e0cd23d" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7cb1-a966-d858737368e0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalAbstract"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquityAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7341-99bb-052c26907fe9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7cb1-a966-d858737368e0" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue_01a00fcb-8a68-7087-94c0-fd37ab0c6cf0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7cb1-a966-d858737368e0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue_01a00fcb-8a68-7087-94c0-fd37ab0c6cf0" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensationForfeited_01a00fcb-8a68-7d55-9b92-cac0840793ad" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensationForfeited"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7cb1-a966-d858737368e0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensationForfeited_01a00fcb-8a68-7d55-9b92-cac0840793ad" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation_01a00fcb-8a68-7f31-948b-53b3f1bd746b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7cb1-a966-d858737368e0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueShareBasedCompensation_01a00fcb-8a68-7f31-948b-53b3f1bd746b" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficitAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7cd5-ac1c-e805922dd83a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficitAbstract"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquityAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7341-99bb-052c26907fe9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficitAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7cd5-ac1c-e805922dd83a" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss_01a00fcb-8a68-797b-935b-f2356efde1d7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficitAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7cd5-ac1c-e805922dd83a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss_01a00fcb-8a68-797b-935b-f2356efde1d7" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash_01a00fcb-8a68-7e16-a5c1-ff02bf94d346" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficitAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7cd5-ac1c-e805922dd83a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DividendsCommonStockCash_01a00fcb-8a68-7e16-a5c1-ff02bf94d346" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-79e5-9374-36ce40abe9af" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxAbstract"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquityAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7341-99bb-052c26907fe9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-79e5-9374-36ce40abe9af" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeReclassificationsNetOfTax_01a00fcb-8a68-7007-a177-d968b7e45015" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeReclassificationsNetOfTax"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-79e5-9374-36ce40abe9af" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeReclassificationsNetOfTax_01a00fcb-8a68-7007-a177-d968b7e45015" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodNetOfTax_01a00fcb-8a68-79d8-a673-f858847b34fa" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodNetOfTax"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-79e5-9374-36ce40abe9af" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationFromAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeCurrentPeriodNetOfTax_01a00fcb-8a68-79d8-a673-f858847b34fa" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_MinorityInterestDecreaseFromRedemptions_01a00fcb-8a68-7f3c-b62f-c51acb0f12eb" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_MinorityInterestDecreaseFromRedemptions"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-79e5-9374-36ce40abe9af" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_MinorityInterestDecreaseFromRedemptions_01a00fcb-8a68-7f3c-b62f-c51acb0f12eb" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ProfitLoss_01a00fcb-8a68-7c5a-8ec9-e341a6649851" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ProfitLoss"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquityAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7341-99bb-052c26907fe9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ProfitLoss_01a00fcb-8a68-7c5a-8ec9-e341a6649851" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestItemsAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-75ae-b5b6-6b49791e55bb" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestItemsAbstract"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInStockholdersEquityRollForward_01a00fcb-8a68-7f7d-accf-abd108561646" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestItemsAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-75ae-b5b6-6b49791e55bb" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest_01a00fcb-8a68-74b8-a0ba-30927466c591" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestItemsAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-75ae-b5b6-6b49791e55bb" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest_01a00fcb-8a68-74b8-a0ba-30927466c591" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders_01a00fcb-8a68-7539-9ddc-ffbc0263fb2c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestItemsAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-75ae-b5b6-6b49791e55bb" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_MinorityInterestDecreaseFromDistributionsToNoncontrollingInterestHolders_01a00fcb-8a68-7539-9ddc-ffbc0263fb2c" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest_01a00fcb-8a68-7282-88dd-0dd2aa8a6182" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_NoncontrollingInterestItemsAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-75ae-b5b6-6b49791e55bb" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest_01a00fcb-8a68-7282-88dd-0dd2aa8a6182" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest_01a00fcb-8a68-7387-a59a-157686ab372d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestEquityCarryingAmount_01a00fcb-8a68-7947-bd34-c7254745f8d8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestEquityCarryingAmount"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-741f-9552-460b254b1baa" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RedeemableNoncontrollingInterestEquityCarryingAmount_01a00fcb-8a68-7947-bd34-c7254745f8d8" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterest_01a00fcb-8a68-71e4-89e7-f0f7804a929a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterest"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-741f-9552-460b254b1baa" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NetIncomeLossAttributableToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterest_01a00fcb-8a68-71e4-89e7-f0f7804a929a" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_AccruedDividendToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterests_01a00fcb-8a68-7543-ab15-627982c47fd6" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_AccruedDividendToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterests"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-741f-9552-460b254b1baa" xlink:to="loc_hy_AccruedDividendToRedeemableNoncontrollingInterests_01a00fcb-8a68-7543-ab15-627982c47fd6" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod_01a00fcb-8a68-7f11-8df9-3c501cd803c4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-741f-9552-460b254b1baa" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod_01a00fcb-8a68-7f11-8df9-3c501cd803c4" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/RevenueRecognition" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#RevenueRecognition"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/RevenueRecognition" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7a5c-9e86-77588d5109ad" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8a68-76e0-8015-bff455e72b57" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7a5c-9e86-77588d5109ad" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8a68-76e0-8015-bff455e72b57" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7946-997d-27b738a3cb86" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_StatementScenarioAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8a68-76e0-8015-bff455e72b57" xlink:to="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7946-997d-27b738a3cb86" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7946-997d-27b738a3cb86_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7946-997d-27b738a3cb86" xlink:to="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7946-997d-27b738a3cb86_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7ff2-992e-cdb434f24045" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7946-997d-27b738a3cb86" xlink:to="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7ff2-992e-cdb434f24045" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RevenueFromContractWithCustomerTextBlock_01a00fcb-8a68-77ff-9776-520869c9f3b2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RevenueFromContractWithCustomerTextBlock"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7a5c-9e86-77588d5109ad" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RevenueFromContractWithCustomerTextBlock_01a00fcb-8a68-77ff-9776-520869c9f3b2" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/RevenueRecognition_1" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#RevenueRecognition_1"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/RevenueRecognition_1" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-710d-a937-251bf2fc8fb4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8a68-724f-aee8-d3db57b8b512" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-710d-a937-251bf2fc8fb4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8a68-724f-aee8-d3db57b8b512" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7a17-89c6-2f537a1a43bd" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_StatementScenarioAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8a68-724f-aee8-d3db57b8b512" xlink:to="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7a17-89c6-2f537a1a43bd" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7a17-89c6-2f537a1a43bd_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7a17-89c6-2f537a1a43bd" xlink:to="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7a17-89c6-2f537a1a43bd_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7999-88a5-5becefe3037a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7a17-89c6-2f537a1a43bd" xlink:to="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7999-88a5-5becefe3037a" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/Inventories_1" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#Inventories_1"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/Inventories_1" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InventoryLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-78df-9921-f562bf3370ef" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InventoryLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InventoryCurrentTable_01a00fcb-8b04-74f6-b582-1dab161b93a6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InventoryCurrentTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_InventoryLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-78df-9921-f562bf3370ef" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InventoryCurrentTable_01a00fcb-8b04-74f6-b582-1dab161b93a6" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7e5a-921a-9ae784d225ba" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_InventoryCurrentTable_01a00fcb-8b04-74f6-b582-1dab161b93a6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7e5a-921a-9ae784d225ba" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7e5a-921a-9ae784d225ba_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7e5a-921a-9ae784d225ba" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7e5a-921a-9ae784d225ba_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7a85-baca-942b5fbab034" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7e5a-921a-9ae784d225ba" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7a85-baca-942b5fbab034" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InventoryPolicyTextBlock_01a00fcb-8b04-7d8f-9f0b-f11cc41cbea7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InventoryPolicyTextBlock"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_InventoryLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-78df-9921-f562bf3370ef" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InventoryPolicyTextBlock_01a00fcb-8b04-7d8f-9f0b-f11cc41cbea7" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/ProductWarranties_1" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#ProductWarranties_1"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/ProductWarranties_1" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-781f-987d-8e0077aa3a63" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7e73-8c62-723422d9a926" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-781f-987d-8e0077aa3a63" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7e73-8c62-723422d9a926" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ProductOrServiceAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7f49-8d47-354e0077162c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ProductOrServiceAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7e73-8c62-723422d9a926" xlink:to="loc_srt_ProductOrServiceAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7f49-8d47-354e0077162c" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7f49-8d47-354e0077162c_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_ProductOrServiceAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7f49-8d47-354e0077162c" xlink:to="loc_srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7f49-8d47-354e0077162c_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7fd1-b8f5-e4bb9856d0e7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_ProductOrServiceAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7f49-8d47-354e0077162c" xlink:to="loc_srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7fd1-b8f5-e4bb9856d0e7" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyPolicy_01a00fcb-8b04-77a8-b0cd-85f60b5b26a3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyPolicy"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-781f-987d-8e0077aa3a63" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyPolicy_01a00fcb-8b04-77a8-b0cd-85f60b5b26a3" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ExtendedProductWarrantyPolicy_01a00fcb-8b04-7e1e-b997-d6bbbcd0c6ce" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ExtendedProductWarrantyPolicy"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-781f-987d-8e0077aa3a63" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ExtendedProductWarrantyPolicy_01a00fcb-8b04-7e1e-b997-d6bbbcd0c6ce" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/Contingencies_1" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#Contingencies_1"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/Contingencies_1" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7112-b25e-f21e5122e265" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8b04-76b4-bd4a-886ad79850b0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7112-b25e-f21e5122e265" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8b04-76b4-bd4a-886ad79850b0" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7907-a917-0caaa66b4447" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_StatementScenarioAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8b04-76b4-bd4a-886ad79850b0" xlink:to="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7907-a917-0caaa66b4447" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7907-a917-0caaa66b4447_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7907-a917-0caaa66b4447" xlink:to="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7907-a917-0caaa66b4447_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-74fa-a3cd-9b7cf2b36401" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7907-a917-0caaa66b4447" xlink:to="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-74fa-a3cd-9b7cf2b36401" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CommitmentsAndContingenciesPolicyTextBlock_01a00fcb-8b04-7df3-b2d6-d04763ccb84a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CommitmentsAndContingenciesPolicyTextBlock"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7112-b25e-f21e5122e265" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CommitmentsAndContingenciesPolicyTextBlock_01a00fcb-8b04-7df3-b2d6-d04763ccb84a" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/EquityandDebtInvestments_1" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#EquityandDebtInvestments_1"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/EquityandDebtInvestments_1" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7805-9bbb-4f19d6a3ec7c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7cfc-8f55-bd9420945b7f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7805-9bbb-4f19d6a3ec7c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7cfc-8f55-bd9420945b7f" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-71a6-a7b5-3d76c5446190" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_StatementScenarioAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7cfc-8f55-bd9420945b7f" xlink:to="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-71a6-a7b5-3d76c5446190" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-71a6-a7b5-3d76c5446190_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-71a6-a7b5-3d76c5446190" xlink:to="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-71a6-a7b5-3d76c5446190_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-77db-b8c9-098bd4f4a2dd" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-71a6-a7b5-3d76c5446190" xlink:to="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-77db-b8c9-098bd4f4a2dd" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ConsolidationVariableInterestEntityPolicy_01a00fcb-8b04-745a-8cde-1030152d376e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ConsolidationVariableInterestEntityPolicy"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7805-9bbb-4f19d6a3ec7c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ConsolidationVariableInterestEntityPolicy_01a00fcb-8b04-745a-8cde-1030152d376e" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/RevenueRecognition_2" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#RevenueRecognition_2"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/RevenueRecognition_2" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7eb6-873d-ac0c7c8c0f48" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8a68-7d9b-8e49-eab004eef6b0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7eb6-873d-ac0c7c8c0f48" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8a68-7d9b-8e49-eab004eef6b0" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7852-9521-35b6797aae8c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_StatementScenarioAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8a68-7d9b-8e49-eab004eef6b0" xlink:to="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7852-9521-35b6797aae8c" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7852-9521-35b6797aae8c_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7852-9521-35b6797aae8c" xlink:to="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7852-9521-35b6797aae8c_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7616-8f70-036a5a1d8268" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7852-9521-35b6797aae8c" xlink:to="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7616-8f70-036a5a1d8268" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueTableTextBlock_01a00fcb-8a68-738f-ad12-b9545600fda2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueTableTextBlock"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7eb6-873d-ac0c7c8c0f48" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DisaggregationOfRevenueTableTextBlock_01a00fcb-8a68-738f-ad12-b9545600fda2" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DeferredRevenueByArrangementDisclosureTextBlock_01a00fcb-8a68-7e04-93b2-42356c6be973" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DeferredRevenueByArrangementDisclosureTextBlock"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7eb6-873d-ac0c7c8c0f48" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DeferredRevenueByArrangementDisclosureTextBlock_01a00fcb-8a68-7e04-93b2-42356c6be973" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/FinancialInstrumentsandDerivativeFinancialInstruments_2" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#FinancialInstrumentsandDerivativeFinancialInstruments_2"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/FinancialInstrumentsandDerivativeFinancialInstruments_2" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-766b-9093-2d44ec37ff3f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7b8d-adfd-4f91e36cbc6b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-766b-9093-2d44ec37ff3f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7b8d-adfd-4f91e36cbc6b" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7ee3-9085-60ed2acee8da" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7b8d-adfd-4f91e36cbc6b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7ee3-9085-60ed2acee8da" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7ee3-9085-60ed2acee8da_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7ee3-9085-60ed2acee8da" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7ee3-9085-60ed2acee8da_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-746c-a4dc-72f97cbc07b7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7ee3-9085-60ed2acee8da" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-746c-a4dc-72f97cbc07b7" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfInterestRateDerivativesTableTextBlock_01a00fcb-8b04-798f-92e9-c0d94de16f48" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfInterestRateDerivativesTableTextBlock"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-766b-9093-2d44ec37ff3f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfInterestRateDerivativesTableTextBlock_01a00fcb-8b04-798f-92e9-c0d94de16f48" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfDerivativeInstrumentsInStatementOfFinancialPositionFairValueTextBlock_01a00fcb-8b04-7b08-86d6-784e76722581" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfDerivativeInstrumentsInStatementOfFinancialPositionFairValueTextBlock"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-766b-9093-2d44ec37ff3f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfDerivativeInstrumentsInStatementOfFinancialPositionFairValueTextBlock_01a00fcb-8b04-7b08-86d6-784e76722581" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_ScheduleOfDerivativeInstrumentsInStatementOfFinancialPositionByCounterpartyTableTextBlock_01a00fcb-8b04-7fea-b2eb-220e192a951e" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_ScheduleOfDerivativeInstrumentsInStatementOfFinancialPositionByCounterpartyTableTextBlock"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-766b-9093-2d44ec37ff3f" xlink:to="loc_hy_ScheduleOfDerivativeInstrumentsInStatementOfFinancialPositionByCounterpartyTableTextBlock_01a00fcb-8b04-7fea-b2eb-220e192a951e" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfDerivativeInstrumentsGainLossInStatementOfFinancialPerformanceTextBlock_01a00fcb-8b04-73b8-bd08-9da89285ebd9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfDerivativeInstrumentsGainLossInStatementOfFinancialPerformanceTextBlock"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-766b-9093-2d44ec37ff3f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfDerivativeInstrumentsGainLossInStatementOfFinancialPerformanceTextBlock_01a00fcb-8b04-73b8-bd08-9da89285ebd9" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/Inventories_2" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#Inventories_2"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/Inventories_2" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7a5f-a7d9-6261684d3991" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8b04-748d-ba7e-76f421c62368" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7a5f-a7d9-6261684d3991" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8b04-748d-ba7e-76f421c62368" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7671-8c6e-4720d4c9e633" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_StatementScenarioAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8b04-748d-ba7e-76f421c62368" xlink:to="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7671-8c6e-4720d4c9e633" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7671-8c6e-4720d4c9e633_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7671-8c6e-4720d4c9e633" xlink:to="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7671-8c6e-4720d4c9e633_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-77dd-998e-0f66781acbe8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7671-8c6e-4720d4c9e633" xlink:to="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-77dd-998e-0f66781acbe8" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfInventoryCurrentTableTextBlock_01a00fcb-8b04-7978-9878-200b31be9cd0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfInventoryCurrentTableTextBlock"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7a5f-a7d9-6261684d3991" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfInventoryCurrentTableTextBlock_01a00fcb-8b04-7978-9878-200b31be9cd0" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/ProductWarranties_2" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#ProductWarranties_2"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/ProductWarranties_2" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7dbb-953b-fb3af7e1cecc" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7bb9-91f0-8676d2ee14a1" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7dbb-953b-fb3af7e1cecc" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7bb9-91f0-8676d2ee14a1" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ProductOrServiceAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-79eb-a53c-a345e2b7632d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ProductOrServiceAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7bb9-91f0-8676d2ee14a1" xlink:to="loc_srt_ProductOrServiceAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-79eb-a53c-a345e2b7632d" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-79eb-a53c-a345e2b7632d_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_ProductOrServiceAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-79eb-a53c-a345e2b7632d" xlink:to="loc_srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-79eb-a53c-a345e2b7632d_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7c95-a7e1-629b6e7ad657" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_ProductOrServiceAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-79eb-a53c-a345e2b7632d" xlink:to="loc_srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7c95-a7e1-629b6e7ad657" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfProductWarrantyLiabilityTableTextBlock_01a00fcb-8b04-741b-bd75-70215fa4f103" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfProductWarrantyLiabilityTableTextBlock"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7dbb-953b-fb3af7e1cecc" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfProductWarrantyLiabilityTableTextBlock_01a00fcb-8b04-741b-bd75-70215fa4f103" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/BasisofPresentation_2" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#BasisofPresentation_2"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/BasisofPresentation_2" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7468-b5ab-01ed6595cd84" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8a68-765d-99f5-816e53014a87" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7468-b5ab-01ed6595cd84" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8a68-765d-99f5-816e53014a87" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7a8a-ada7-4fe6f66e4636" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_StatementScenarioAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8a68-765d-99f5-816e53014a87" xlink:to="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7a8a-ada7-4fe6f66e4636" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7a8a-ada7-4fe6f66e4636_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7a8a-ada7-4fe6f66e4636" xlink:to="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7a8a-ada7-4fe6f66e4636_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7813-95c5-4338d1cf32cf" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7a8a-ada7-4fe6f66e4636" xlink:to="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7813-95c5-4338d1cf32cf" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7888-9e89-002b7205d095" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8a68-765d-99f5-816e53014a87" xlink:to="loc_srt_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7888-9e89-002b7205d095" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_EquityMethodInvesteeNameDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7888-9e89-002b7205d095_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_EquityMethodInvesteeNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7888-9e89-002b7205d095" xlink:to="loc_srt_EquityMethodInvesteeNameDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7888-9e89-002b7205d095_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_EquityMethodInvesteeNameDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7189-ba9a-f06c666eee32" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_EquityMethodInvesteeNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7888-9e89-002b7205d095" xlink:to="loc_srt_EquityMethodInvesteeNameDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7189-ba9a-f06c666eee32" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_EquityInvestment1Member_01a00fcb-8a68-7755-a648-04997dc539e3" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_EquityInvestment1Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_EquityMethodInvesteeNameDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7189-ba9a-f06c666eee32" xlink:to="loc_hy_EquityInvestment1Member_01a00fcb-8a68-7755-a648-04997dc539e3" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_EquityInvestment2Member_01a00fcb-8a68-7c16-a206-0224fdcbab61" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_EquityInvestment2Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_EquityMethodInvesteeNameDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7189-ba9a-f06c666eee32" xlink:to="loc_hy_EquityInvestment2Member_01a00fcb-8a68-7c16-a206-0224fdcbab61" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_OwnershipAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7c9f-9625-ac761a101b2a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_OwnershipAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8a68-765d-99f5-816e53014a87" xlink:to="loc_srt_OwnershipAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7c9f-9625-ac761a101b2a" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_OwnershipDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7c9f-9625-ac761a101b2a_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_OwnershipDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_OwnershipAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7c9f-9625-ac761a101b2a" xlink:to="loc_srt_OwnershipDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7c9f-9625-ac761a101b2a_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_OwnershipDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7888-8fce-117576e969b9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_OwnershipDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_OwnershipAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7c9f-9625-ac761a101b2a" xlink:to="loc_srt_OwnershipDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7888-8fce-117576e969b9" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_BolzoniMember_01a00fcb-8a68-7716-a7c3-a1438c602455" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_BolzoniMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_OwnershipDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7888-8fce-117576e969b9" xlink:to="loc_hy_BolzoniMember_01a00fcb-8a68-7716-a7c3-a1438c602455" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_MaximalHysterYaleMaximalMember_01a00fcb-8a68-71b6-816e-05fe5633c8c5" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_MaximalHysterYaleMaximalMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_OwnershipDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7888-8fce-117576e969b9" xlink:to="loc_hy_MaximalHysterYaleMaximalMember_01a00fcb-8a68-71b6-816e-05fe5633c8c5" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent_01a00fcb-8a68-7431-8748-22e3a366df8f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7468-b5ab-01ed6595cd84" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent_01a00fcb-8a68-7431-8748-22e3a366df8f" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage_01a00fcb-8a68-70db-adb0-71fa3298285d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7468-b5ab-01ed6595cd84" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage_01a00fcb-8a68-70db-adb0-71fa3298285d" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/RevenueRecognition_3" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#RevenueRecognition_3"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/RevenueRecognition_3" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7746-a647-b6bddf3d1368" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8a68-7d3a-b19e-ab4e610abc28" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7746-a647-b6bddf3d1368" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8a68-7d3a-b19e-ab4e610abc28" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ContractWithCustomerSalesChannelAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-748a-acad-eb6b6b39c9df" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ContractWithCustomerSalesChannelAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8a68-7d3a-b19e-ab4e610abc28" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ContractWithCustomerSalesChannelAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-748a-acad-eb6b6b39c9df" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ContractWithCustomerSalesChannelDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-748a-acad-eb6b6b39c9df_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ContractWithCustomerSalesChannelDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ContractWithCustomerSalesChannelAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-748a-acad-eb6b6b39c9df" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ContractWithCustomerSalesChannelDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-748a-acad-eb6b6b39c9df_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ContractWithCustomerSalesChannelDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-731b-aedf-ab40e299e60a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ContractWithCustomerSalesChannelDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ContractWithCustomerSalesChannelAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-748a-acad-eb6b6b39c9df" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ContractWithCustomerSalesChannelDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-731b-aedf-ab40e299e60a" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SalesChannelDirectlyToConsumerMember_01a00fcb-8a68-7d71-b683-d0ee5dfa9a67" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SalesChannelDirectlyToConsumerMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ContractWithCustomerSalesChannelDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-731b-aedf-ab40e299e60a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SalesChannelDirectlyToConsumerMember_01a00fcb-8a68-7d71-b683-d0ee5dfa9a67" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SalesChannelThroughIntermediaryMember_01a00fcb-8a68-7482-9891-21514ad763a5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SalesChannelThroughIntermediaryMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ContractWithCustomerSalesChannelDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-731b-aedf-ab40e299e60a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SalesChannelThroughIntermediaryMember_01a00fcb-8a68-7482-9891-21514ad763a5" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ProductOrServiceAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7bfa-b5a4-a09962f1140c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ProductOrServiceAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8a68-7d3a-b19e-ab4e610abc28" xlink:to="loc_srt_ProductOrServiceAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7bfa-b5a4-a09962f1140c" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7bfa-b5a4-a09962f1140c_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_ProductOrServiceAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7bfa-b5a4-a09962f1140c" xlink:to="loc_srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7bfa-b5a4-a09962f1140c_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-719d-a22e-2a8e285a086d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_ProductOrServiceAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7bfa-b5a4-a09962f1140c" xlink:to="loc_srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-719d-a22e-2a8e285a086d" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_OtherrevenueMember_01a00fcb-8a68-7974-ab97-2fb8a933cfcf" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_OtherrevenueMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-719d-a22e-2a8e285a086d" xlink:to="loc_hy_OtherrevenueMember_01a00fcb-8a68-7974-ab97-2fb8a933cfcf" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_AftermarketsalesMember_01a00fcb-8a68-7c93-9c62-e66b3ddeac21" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_AftermarketsalesMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-719d-a22e-2a8e285a086d" xlink:to="loc_hy_AftermarketsalesMember_01a00fcb-8a68-7c93-9c62-e66b3ddeac21" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-737f-af67-431376abde4c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ConsolidationItemsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8a68-7d3a-b19e-ab4e610abc28" xlink:to="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-737f-af67-431376abde4c" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-737f-af67-431376abde4c_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-737f-af67-431376abde4c" xlink:to="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-737f-af67-431376abde4c_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7f4a-9892-a8c08c468549" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-737f-af67-431376abde4c" xlink:to="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7f4a-9892-a8c08c468549" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ConsolidationEliminationsMember_01a00fcb-8a68-7650-a809-9f9287179d60" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ConsolidationEliminationsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7f4a-9892-a8c08c468549" xlink:to="loc_srt_ConsolidationEliminationsMember_01a00fcb-8a68-7650-a809-9f9287179d60" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-77f3-b5b6-cda8f2bd892f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8a68-7d3a-b19e-ab4e610abc28" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-77f3-b5b6-cda8f2bd892f" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-77f3-b5b6-cda8f2bd892f_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SegmentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-77f3-b5b6-cda8f2bd892f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-77f3-b5b6-cda8f2bd892f_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-78ac-a8ac-3ff8d038ebec" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SegmentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-77f3-b5b6-cda8f2bd892f" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-78ac-a8ac-3ff8d038ebec" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_AmericasHYMember_01a00fcb-8a68-7a5b-b5b1-ce71e3b0f3dc" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_AmericasHYMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-78ac-a8ac-3ff8d038ebec" xlink:to="loc_hy_AmericasHYMember_01a00fcb-8a68-7a5b-b5b1-ce71e3b0f3dc" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_EMEAHYMember_01a00fcb-8a68-7691-824d-22dbcd90f2bb" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_EMEAHYMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-78ac-a8ac-3ff8d038ebec" xlink:to="loc_hy_EMEAHYMember_01a00fcb-8a68-7691-824d-22dbcd90f2bb" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_JAPICHYMember_01a00fcb-8a68-7f4a-b880-534833828f0e" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_JAPICHYMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-78ac-a8ac-3ff8d038ebec" xlink:to="loc_hy_JAPICHYMember_01a00fcb-8a68-7f4a-b880-534833828f0e" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_BolzoniMember_01a00fcb-8a68-798d-aec4-3f91a873ecf4" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_BolzoniMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-78ac-a8ac-3ff8d038ebec" xlink:to="loc_hy_BolzoniMember_01a00fcb-8a68-798d-aec4-3f91a873ecf4" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_Revenues_01a00fcb-8a68-764b-9d29-4e85f75144e1" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_Revenues"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7746-a647-b6bddf3d1368" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_Revenues_01a00fcb-8a68-764b-9d29-4e85f75144e1" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax_01a00fcb-8a68-7a53-a931-afc50f95ff54" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7746-a647-b6bddf3d1368" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax_01a00fcb-8a68-7a53-a931-afc50f95ff54" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DeferredRevenue_01a00fcb-8a68-7dc4-a8fc-ff57d408b305" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DeferredRevenue"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7746-a647-b6bddf3d1368" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DeferredRevenue_01a00fcb-8a68-7dc4-a8fc-ff57d408b305" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DeferredRevenueAdditions_01a00fcb-8a68-7746-b528-cd2d8d39f074" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DeferredRevenueAdditions"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7746-a647-b6bddf3d1368" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DeferredRevenueAdditions_01a00fcb-8a68-7746-b528-cd2d8d39f074" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DeferredRevenueRevenueRecognized1_01a00fcb-8a68-786f-99ff-811e0153f07a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DeferredRevenueRevenueRecognized1"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7746-a647-b6bddf3d1368" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DeferredRevenueRevenueRecognized1_01a00fcb-8a68-786f-99ff-811e0153f07a" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DeferredRevenuePeriodIncreaseDecrease_01a00fcb-8a68-7158-8f8d-b10ba40feda8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DeferredRevenuePeriodIncreaseDecrease"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7746-a647-b6bddf3d1368" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DeferredRevenuePeriodIncreaseDecrease_01a00fcb-8a68-7158-8f8d-b10ba40feda8" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RevenuePerformanceObligationSatisfiedAtPointInTimeTransferOfControl_01a00fcb-8a68-75ec-bc58-218a1062bc82" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RevenuePerformanceObligationSatisfiedAtPointInTimeTransferOfControl"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7746-a647-b6bddf3d1368" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RevenuePerformanceObligationSatisfiedAtPointInTimeTransferOfControl_01a00fcb-8a68-75ec-bc58-218a1062bc82" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RevenueInformationUsedToAssessVariableConsiderationConstraint_01a00fcb-8a68-7c82-b3f2-499ec390b6ad" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RevenueInformationUsedToAssessVariableConsiderationConstraint"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7746-a647-b6bddf3d1368" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RevenueInformationUsedToAssessVariableConsiderationConstraint_01a00fcb-8a68-7c82-b3f2-499ec390b6ad" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RevenuePerformanceObligationSatisfiedOverTimeMethodUsedDescription_01a00fcb-8a68-7862-b592-c94a2dde849e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RevenuePerformanceObligationSatisfiedOverTimeMethodUsedDescription"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7746-a647-b6bddf3d1368" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RevenuePerformanceObligationSatisfiedOverTimeMethodUsedDescription_01a00fcb-8a68-7862-b592-c94a2dde849e" xlink:type="arc" order="8"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RevenuePerformanceObligationAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7611-94ed-d9ee6b5e06e9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RevenuePerformanceObligationAbstract"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7746-a647-b6bddf3d1368" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RevenuePerformanceObligationAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7611-94ed-d9ee6b5e06e9" xlink:type="arc" order="9"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RevenuePerformanceObligationDescriptionOfTiming_01a00fcb-8a68-7b66-a8da-ebb19c21499e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RevenuePerformanceObligationDescriptionOfTiming"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RevenuePerformanceObligationAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7611-94ed-d9ee6b5e06e9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RevenuePerformanceObligationDescriptionOfTiming_01a00fcb-8a68-7b66-a8da-ebb19c21499e" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RevenuePerformanceObligationDescriptionOfReturnsAndOtherSimilarObligations_01a00fcb-8a68-7216-8f7d-2dfb03f857f1" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RevenuePerformanceObligationDescriptionOfReturnsAndOtherSimilarObligations"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RevenuePerformanceObligationAbstract_01a00fcb-8a68-7611-94ed-d9ee6b5e06e9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RevenuePerformanceObligationDescriptionOfReturnsAndOtherSimilarObligations_01a00fcb-8a68-7216-8f7d-2dfb03f857f1" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/BusinessSegments_2" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#BusinessSegments_2"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/BusinessSegments_2" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7477-9811-8614cedc8688" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfSegmentReportingInformationBySegmentTable_01a00fcb-8a68-70d7-9b14-e67f11a3b9cf" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfSegmentReportingInformationBySegmentTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7477-9811-8614cedc8688" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfSegmentReportingInformationBySegmentTable_01a00fcb-8a68-70d7-9b14-e67f11a3b9cf" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-79db-a1df-04621572d9ad" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfSegmentReportingInformationBySegmentTable_01a00fcb-8a68-70d7-9b14-e67f11a3b9cf" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-79db-a1df-04621572d9ad" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-79db-a1df-04621572d9ad_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SegmentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-79db-a1df-04621572d9ad" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-79db-a1df-04621572d9ad_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7f9d-880c-f5d26f74d219" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SegmentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-79db-a1df-04621572d9ad" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7f9d-880c-f5d26f74d219" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_AmericasHYMember_01a00fcb-8a68-7a95-a68a-be28c5035dae" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_AmericasHYMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7f9d-880c-f5d26f74d219" xlink:to="loc_hy_AmericasHYMember_01a00fcb-8a68-7a95-a68a-be28c5035dae" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_EMEAHYMember_01a00fcb-8a68-77f8-87fe-9574e48d39ff" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_EMEAHYMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7f9d-880c-f5d26f74d219" xlink:to="loc_hy_EMEAHYMember_01a00fcb-8a68-77f8-87fe-9574e48d39ff" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_JAPICHYMember_01a00fcb-8a68-7fa9-867a-2137911f1eda" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_JAPICHYMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7f9d-880c-f5d26f74d219" xlink:to="loc_hy_JAPICHYMember_01a00fcb-8a68-7fa9-867a-2137911f1eda" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_BolzoniMember_01a00fcb-8a68-7590-bc6b-67f533679925" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_BolzoniMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7f9d-880c-f5d26f74d219" xlink:to="loc_hy_BolzoniMember_01a00fcb-8a68-7590-bc6b-67f533679925" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_AmericasMember_01a00fcb-8a68-7e42-9ef7-4a2af83a4be0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_AmericasMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7f9d-880c-f5d26f74d219" xlink:to="loc_srt_AmericasMember_01a00fcb-8a68-7e42-9ef7-4a2af83a4be0" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EMEAMember_01a00fcb-8a68-7a9d-ba37-8f15185f9265" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EMEAMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7f9d-880c-f5d26f74d219" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EMEAMember_01a00fcb-8a68-7a9d-ba37-8f15185f9265" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_LifttruckbusinessMember_01a00fcb-8a68-765a-9f6b-6d546b5605bf" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_LifttruckbusinessMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7f9d-880c-f5d26f74d219" xlink:to="loc_hy_LifttruckbusinessMember_01a00fcb-8a68-765a-9f6b-6d546b5605bf" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_EliminationsMember_01a00fcb-8a68-706f-acf8-0eea43a666cc" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_EliminationsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7f9d-880c-f5d26f74d219" xlink:to="loc_hy_EliminationsMember_01a00fcb-8a68-706f-acf8-0eea43a666cc" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7f1d-ade4-abe737bba224" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ConsolidationItemsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfSegmentReportingInformationBySegmentTable_01a00fcb-8a68-70d7-9b14-e67f11a3b9cf" xlink:to="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7f1d-ade4-abe737bba224" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7f1d-ade4-abe737bba224_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7f1d-ade4-abe737bba224" xlink:to="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7f1d-ade4-abe737bba224_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7fdf-b566-4f6f489f34f6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7f1d-ade4-abe737bba224" xlink:to="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7fdf-b566-4f6f489f34f6" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ConsolidationEliminationsMember_01a00fcb-8a68-7191-9159-e759415b0aa3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ConsolidationEliminationsMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_ConsolidationItemsDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7fdf-b566-4f6f489f34f6" xlink:to="loc_srt_ConsolidationEliminationsMember_01a00fcb-8a68-7191-9159-e759415b0aa3" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NumberOfOperatingSegments_01a00fcb-8a68-74a4-b797-618beaaf591a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_NumberOfOperatingSegments"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7477-9811-8614cedc8688" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NumberOfOperatingSegments_01a00fcb-8a68-74a4-b797-618beaaf591a" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments_01a00fcb-8a68-7a5f-a863-e698bd4defe3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7477-9811-8614cedc8688" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments_01a00fcb-8a68-7a5f-a863-e698bd4defe3" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_NumberOfReportableSegmentsLiftTruckBusiness_01a00fcb-8a68-79ff-9ac3-08be4ccae08c" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_NumberOfReportableSegmentsLiftTruckBusiness"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7477-9811-8614cedc8688" xlink:to="loc_hy_NumberOfReportableSegmentsLiftTruckBusiness_01a00fcb-8a68-79ff-9ac3-08be4ccae08c" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_NumberOfOperatingSegmentsLiftTruckBusiness_01a00fcb-8a68-7f91-b6f9-c12a803e9e2a" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_NumberOfOperatingSegmentsLiftTruckBusiness"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7477-9811-8614cedc8688" xlink:to="loc_hy_NumberOfOperatingSegmentsLiftTruckBusiness_01a00fcb-8a68-7f91-b6f9-c12a803e9e2a" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_Revenues_01a00fcb-8a68-7d50-80ce-0f6b82afd895" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_Revenues"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7477-9811-8614cedc8688" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_Revenues_01a00fcb-8a68-7d50-80ce-0f6b82afd895" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold_01a00fcb-8a68-7f57-ac02-a5d0271f3d37" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7477-9811-8614cedc8688" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold_01a00fcb-8a68-7f57-ac02-a5d0271f3d37" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_GrossProfit_01a00fcb-8a68-7560-8a09-3073f36ac9aa" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_GrossProfit"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7477-9811-8614cedc8688" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_GrossProfit_01a00fcb-8a68-7560-8a09-3073f36ac9aa" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense_01a00fcb-8a68-7bc3-bce3-c3be684526fa" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7477-9811-8614cedc8688" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense_01a00fcb-8a68-7bc3-bce3-c3be684526fa" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss_01a00fcb-8a68-70d1-925f-3be17fdb2eb7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7477-9811-8614cedc8688" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss_01a00fcb-8a68-70d1-925f-3be17fdb2eb7" xlink:type="arc" order="8"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InterestExpense_01a00fcb-8a68-74f9-9b19-02af7b160639" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InterestExpense"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7477-9811-8614cedc8688" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InterestExpense_01a00fcb-8a68-74f9-9b19-02af7b160639" xlink:type="arc" order="9"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization_01a00fcb-8a68-764c-96dd-28cfb15ed9bf" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7477-9811-8614cedc8688" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization_01a00fcb-8a68-764c-96dd-28cfb15ed9bf" xlink:type="arc" order="10"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SegmentExpenditureAdditionToLongLivedAssets_01a00fcb-8a68-720d-b0c9-c90d78517449" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SegmentExpenditureAdditionToLongLivedAssets"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7477-9811-8614cedc8688" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SegmentExpenditureAdditionToLongLivedAssets_01a00fcb-8a68-720d-b0c9-c90d78517449" xlink:type="arc" order="11"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss_01a00fcb-8a68-76b6-b7bf-419c3658a2be" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7477-9811-8614cedc8688" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss_01a00fcb-8a68-76b6-b7bf-419c3658a2be" xlink:type="arc" order="12"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate_01a00fcb-8a68-798c-8343-0dd3fd920a24" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/dei/2026/dei-2026.xsd#dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7477-9811-8614cedc8688" xlink:to="loc_dei_DocumentPeriodEndDate_01a00fcb-8a68-798c-8343-0dd3fd920a24" xlink:type="arc" order="13"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RestructuringCharges_01a00fcb-8a68-776b-a26e-bf174711b8a4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RestructuringCharges"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7477-9811-8614cedc8688" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RestructuringCharges_01a00fcb-8a68-776b-a26e-bf174711b8a4" xlink:type="arc" order="14"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_Assets_01a00fcb-8a68-754a-a11f-1790b5885d2c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_Assets"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentReportingInformationLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7477-9811-8614cedc8688" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_Assets_01a00fcb-8a68-754a-a11f-1790b5885d2c" xlink:type="arc" order="15"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/IncomeTaxes_2" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#IncomeTaxes_2"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/IncomeTaxes_2" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7735-9dd3-dfc72cb4285a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8a68-7697-b039-7bf9c5bdf169" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7735-9dd3-dfc72cb4285a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8a68-7697-b039-7bf9c5bdf169" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7943-9fbb-177c61887787" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_StatementScenarioAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8a68-7697-b039-7bf9c5bdf169" xlink:to="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7943-9fbb-177c61887787" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7943-9fbb-177c61887787_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7943-9fbb-177c61887787" xlink:to="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7943-9fbb-177c61887787_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7069-b6bf-05404b6e2f63" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8a68-7943-9fbb-177c61887787" xlink:to="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8a68-7069-b6bf-05404b6e2f63" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest_01a00fcb-8a68-7597-bae7-4432eb804aff" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7735-9dd3-dfc72cb4285a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest_01a00fcb-8a68-7597-bae7-4432eb804aff" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit_01a00fcb-8a68-77db-8d3e-2cc30743ed64" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7735-9dd3-dfc72cb4285a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit_01a00fcb-8a68-77db-8d3e-2cc30743ed64" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations_01a00fcb-8a68-7bed-ba1f-4c64c569d71e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8a68-7735-9dd3-dfc72cb4285a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations_01a00fcb-8a68-7bed-ba1f-4c64c569d71e" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationLineItems_01a1a6d0-388e-7a69-8310-6a10bade824d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTable_01a1a6d0-388e-759e-81bc-ea3bf6c3d213" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationLineItems_01a1a6d0-388e-7a69-8310-6a10bade824d" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationTable_01a1a6d0-388e-759e-81bc-ea3bf6c3d213" xlink:type="arc" order="2" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDiscreteAdjustmentsAmount_01a1a6d0-388e-7047-a6ca-e9f748740471" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDiscreteAdjustmentsAmount"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationLineItems_01a1a6d0-388e-7a69-8310-6a10bade824d" xlink:to="loc_hy_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationDiscreteAdjustmentsAmount_01a1a6d0-388e-7047-a6ca-e9f748740471" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/ReclassificationsOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLoss_2" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#ReclassificationsOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLoss_2"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/ReclassificationsOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLoss_2" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-70d1-9eae-687ba505b1b2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7cfb-9f0a-350e2e0ec973" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-70d1-9eae-687ba505b1b2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7cfb-9f0a-350e2e0ec973" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-73cc-92f9-93b2eecce4a3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_StatementScenarioAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7cfb-9f0a-350e2e0ec973" xlink:to="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-73cc-92f9-93b2eecce4a3" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-73cc-92f9-93b2eecce4a3_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-73cc-92f9-93b2eecce4a3" xlink:to="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-73cc-92f9-93b2eecce4a3_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7728-8372-00b4f3c508de" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-73cc-92f9-93b2eecce4a3" xlink:to="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7728-8372-00b4f3c508de" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementOfIncomeLocationBalanceAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7403-92d1-31d2cd0a1bcc" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementOfIncomeLocationBalanceAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7cfb-9f0a-350e2e0ec973" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementOfIncomeLocationBalanceAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7403-92d1-31d2cd0a1bcc" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7ae0-9e8f-afabb16cc910" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7cfb-9f0a-350e2e0ec973" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7ae0-9e8f-afabb16cc910" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7ae0-9e8f-afabb16cc910_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7ae0-9e8f-afabb16cc910" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7ae0-9e8f-afabb16cc910_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-734e-877b-c5226d36b4b0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7ae0-9e8f-afabb16cc910" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-734e-877b-c5226d36b4b0" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7c74-9f10-574528d43c28" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-734e-877b-c5226d36b4b0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7c74-9f10-574528d43c28" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7e8a-bcc8-7ada9fc5340b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-734e-877b-c5226d36b4b0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7e8a-bcc8-7ada9fc5340b" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7189-9556-5c0b2800cda7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7cfb-9f0a-350e2e0ec973" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7189-9556-5c0b2800cda7" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7189-9556-5c0b2800cda7_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7189-9556-5c0b2800cda7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7189-9556-5c0b2800cda7_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7cae-b20b-0d418291531c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7189-9556-5c0b2800cda7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7cae-b20b-0d418291531c" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7ed5-8550-27d67ca521bb" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7cae-b20b-0d418291531c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7ed5-8550-27d67ca521bb" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-74da-a29e-c5fd0f6b0b5e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7cfb-9f0a-350e2e0ec973" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-74da-a29e-c5fd0f6b0b5e" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-74da-a29e-c5fd0f6b0b5e_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-74da-a29e-c5fd0f6b0b5e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-74da-a29e-c5fd0f6b0b5e_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-759b-9a78-4e1d40ad300e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-74da-a29e-c5fd0f6b0b5e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-759b-9a78-4e1d40ad300e" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentMember_01a00fcb-8b04-74a7-9de7-23afc9baa9d6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AccumulatedDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-759b-9a78-4e1d40ad300e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentMember_01a00fcb-8b04-74a7-9de7-23afc9baa9d6" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetUnamortizedGainLossMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7e1b-925b-d1344383e852" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AccumulatedDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetUnamortizedGainLossMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-759b-9a78-4e1d40ad300e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetUnamortizedGainLossMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7e1b-925b-d1344383e852" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7ef9-8b9d-7556c27abcfa" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-759b-9a78-4e1d40ad300e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7ef9-8b9d-7556c27abcfa" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedGainLossNetCashFlowHedgeParentMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7c58-a911-3d01b2d01478" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AccumulatedGainLossNetCashFlowHedgeParentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-759b-9a78-4e1d40ad300e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedGainLossNetCashFlowHedgeParentMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7c58-a911-3d01b2d01478" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7aba-885f-ef33731c5ee2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7cfb-9f0a-350e2e0ec973" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7aba-885f-ef33731c5ee2" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7aba-885f-ef33731c5ee2_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7aba-885f-ef33731c5ee2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7aba-885f-ef33731c5ee2_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7893-b68b-8cd4cf4c7414" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7aba-885f-ef33731c5ee2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7893-b68b-8cd4cf4c7414" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_DerivativeInstrumentsIncomeStatementLocationOfGainLossReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOCITableTextBlock_01a00fcb-8b04-7fa7-b64a-2441d29e7bb4" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_DerivativeInstrumentsIncomeStatementLocationOfGainLossReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOCITableTextBlock"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-70d1-9eae-687ba505b1b2" xlink:to="loc_hy_DerivativeInstrumentsIncomeStatementLocationOfGainLossReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOCITableTextBlock_01a00fcb-8b04-7fa7-b64a-2441d29e7bb4" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_PensionandPostretirementPlansIncomeStatementLocationofNetPeriodicPensionExpenseReclassifiedfromAccumulatedOCI_01a00fcb-8b04-7612-9024-2da1467b59ba" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_PensionandPostretirementPlansIncomeStatementLocationofNetPeriodicPensionExpenseReclassifiedfromAccumulatedOCI"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-70d1-9eae-687ba505b1b2" xlink:to="loc_hy_PensionandPostretirementPlansIncomeStatementLocationofNetPeriodicPensionExpenseReclassifiedfromAccumulatedOCI_01a00fcb-8b04-7612-9024-2da1467b59ba" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_LocationOfGainLossOnInterestRateDerivativeOnIncomeStatement_01a00fcb-8b04-741d-b020-48587cb476a0" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_LocationOfGainLossOnInterestRateDerivativeOnIncomeStatement"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-70d1-9eae-687ba505b1b2" xlink:to="loc_hy_LocationOfGainLossOnInterestRateDerivativeOnIncomeStatement_01a00fcb-8b04-741d-b020-48587cb476a0" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InterestExpense_01a00fcb-8b04-7e8f-af28-992f87948520" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InterestExpense"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-70d1-9eae-687ba505b1b2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InterestExpense_01a00fcb-8b04-7e8f-af28-992f87948520" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold_01a00fcb-8b04-7c49-82c1-bcafb7b75629" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-70d1-9eae-687ba505b1b2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold_01a00fcb-8b04-7c49-82c1-bcafb7b75629" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_LocationOfGainLossOnForeignCurrencyDerivativeInFinancialStatements_01a00fcb-8b04-70c1-805f-9b37222c212e" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_LocationOfGainLossOnForeignCurrencyDerivativeInFinancialStatements"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-70d1-9eae-687ba505b1b2" xlink:to="loc_hy_LocationOfGainLossOnForeignCurrencyDerivativeInFinancialStatements_01a00fcb-8b04-70c1-805f-9b37222c212e" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense_01a00fcb-8b04-7b69-b091-f8ddf7ae72b7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-70d1-9eae-687ba505b1b2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense_01a00fcb-8b04-7b69-b091-f8ddf7ae72b7" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest_01a00fcb-8b04-7c99-a38c-a4e262310e79" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-70d1-9eae-687ba505b1b2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest_01a00fcb-8b04-7c99-a38c-a4e262310e79" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit_01a00fcb-8b04-7bdf-a298-e372f5e3fde2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-70d1-9eae-687ba505b1b2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit_01a00fcb-8b04-7bdf-a298-e372f5e3fde2" xlink:type="arc" order="8"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss_01a00fcb-8b04-7c1c-be74-8cab3cc8cba8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-70d1-9eae-687ba505b1b2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss_01a00fcb-8b04-7c1c-be74-8cab3cc8cba8" xlink:type="arc" order="9"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAmortizationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetPriorServiceCostCreditBeforeTax_01a15aa6-b156-726e-a45e-fa620e7f669c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAmortizationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetPriorServiceCostCreditBeforeTax"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-70d1-9eae-687ba505b1b2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAmortizationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetPriorServiceCostCreditBeforeTax_01a15aa6-b156-726e-a45e-fa620e7f669c" xlink:type="arc" order="10"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/ReclassificationsOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLoss_3" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#ReclassificationsOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLoss_3"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/ReclassificationsOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLoss_3" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-70d1-9eae-687ba505b1b2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7cfb-9f0a-350e2e0ec973" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-70d1-9eae-687ba505b1b2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7cfb-9f0a-350e2e0ec973" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-73cc-92f9-93b2eecce4a3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_StatementScenarioAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7cfb-9f0a-350e2e0ec973" xlink:to="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-73cc-92f9-93b2eecce4a3" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-73cc-92f9-93b2eecce4a3_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-73cc-92f9-93b2eecce4a3" xlink:to="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-73cc-92f9-93b2eecce4a3_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7728-8372-00b4f3c508de" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-73cc-92f9-93b2eecce4a3" xlink:to="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7728-8372-00b4f3c508de" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7ae0-9e8f-afabb16cc910" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7cfb-9f0a-350e2e0ec973" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7ae0-9e8f-afabb16cc910" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7ae0-9e8f-afabb16cc910_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7ae0-9e8f-afabb16cc910" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7ae0-9e8f-afabb16cc910_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-734e-877b-c5226d36b4b0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7ae0-9e8f-afabb16cc910" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-734e-877b-c5226d36b4b0" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7c74-9f10-574528d43c28" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-734e-877b-c5226d36b4b0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7c74-9f10-574528d43c28" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7e8a-bcc8-7ada9fc5340b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-734e-877b-c5226d36b4b0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7e8a-bcc8-7ada9fc5340b" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7189-9556-5c0b2800cda7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7cfb-9f0a-350e2e0ec973" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7189-9556-5c0b2800cda7" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7189-9556-5c0b2800cda7_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7189-9556-5c0b2800cda7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7189-9556-5c0b2800cda7_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7cae-b20b-0d418291531c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7189-9556-5c0b2800cda7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7cae-b20b-0d418291531c" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7ed5-8550-27d67ca521bb" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7cae-b20b-0d418291531c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7ed5-8550-27d67ca521bb" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-74da-a29e-c5fd0f6b0b5e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7cfb-9f0a-350e2e0ec973" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-74da-a29e-c5fd0f6b0b5e" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-74da-a29e-c5fd0f6b0b5e_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-74da-a29e-c5fd0f6b0b5e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-74da-a29e-c5fd0f6b0b5e_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-759b-9a78-4e1d40ad300e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-74da-a29e-c5fd0f6b0b5e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-759b-9a78-4e1d40ad300e" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentMember_01a00fcb-8b04-74a7-9de7-23afc9baa9d6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AccumulatedDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-759b-9a78-4e1d40ad300e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentMember_01a00fcb-8b04-74a7-9de7-23afc9baa9d6" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetUnamortizedGainLossMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7e1b-925b-d1344383e852" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AccumulatedDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetUnamortizedGainLossMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-759b-9a78-4e1d40ad300e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedDefinedBenefitPlansAdjustmentNetUnamortizedGainLossMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7e1b-925b-d1344383e852" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7ef9-8b9d-7556c27abcfa" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-759b-9a78-4e1d40ad300e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7ef9-8b9d-7556c27abcfa" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedGainLossNetCashFlowHedgeParentMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7c58-a911-3d01b2d01478" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AccumulatedGainLossNetCashFlowHedgeParentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-759b-9a78-4e1d40ad300e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedGainLossNetCashFlowHedgeParentMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7c58-a911-3d01b2d01478" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7aba-885f-ef33731c5ee2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7cfb-9f0a-350e2e0ec973" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7aba-885f-ef33731c5ee2" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7aba-885f-ef33731c5ee2_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7aba-885f-ef33731c5ee2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7aba-885f-ef33731c5ee2_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7893-b68b-8cd4cf4c7414" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7aba-885f-ef33731c5ee2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ReclassificationOutOfAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7893-b68b-8cd4cf4c7414" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_DerivativeInstrumentsIncomeStatementLocationOfGainLossReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOCITableTextBlock_01a00fcb-8b04-7fa7-b64a-2441d29e7bb4" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_DerivativeInstrumentsIncomeStatementLocationOfGainLossReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOCITableTextBlock"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-70d1-9eae-687ba505b1b2" xlink:to="loc_hy_DerivativeInstrumentsIncomeStatementLocationOfGainLossReclassifiedFromAccumulatedOCITableTextBlock_01a00fcb-8b04-7fa7-b64a-2441d29e7bb4" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_PensionandPostretirementPlansIncomeStatementLocationofNetPeriodicPensionExpenseReclassifiedfromAccumulatedOCI_01a00fcb-8b04-7612-9024-2da1467b59ba" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_PensionandPostretirementPlansIncomeStatementLocationofNetPeriodicPensionExpenseReclassifiedfromAccumulatedOCI"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-70d1-9eae-687ba505b1b2" xlink:to="loc_hy_PensionandPostretirementPlansIncomeStatementLocationofNetPeriodicPensionExpenseReclassifiedfromAccumulatedOCI_01a00fcb-8b04-7612-9024-2da1467b59ba" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_LocationOfGainLossOnInterestRateDerivativeOnIncomeStatement_01a00fcb-8b04-741d-b020-48587cb476a0" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_LocationOfGainLossOnInterestRateDerivativeOnIncomeStatement"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-70d1-9eae-687ba505b1b2" xlink:to="loc_hy_LocationOfGainLossOnInterestRateDerivativeOnIncomeStatement_01a00fcb-8b04-741d-b020-48587cb476a0" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InterestExpense_01a00fcb-8b04-7e8f-af28-992f87948520" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InterestExpense"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-70d1-9eae-687ba505b1b2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InterestExpense_01a00fcb-8b04-7e8f-af28-992f87948520" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold_01a00fcb-8b04-7c49-82c1-bcafb7b75629" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-70d1-9eae-687ba505b1b2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold_01a00fcb-8b04-7c49-82c1-bcafb7b75629" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_LocationOfGainLossOnForeignCurrencyDerivativeInFinancialStatements_01a00fcb-8b04-70c1-805f-9b37222c212e" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_LocationOfGainLossOnForeignCurrencyDerivativeInFinancialStatements"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-70d1-9eae-687ba505b1b2" xlink:to="loc_hy_LocationOfGainLossOnForeignCurrencyDerivativeInFinancialStatements_01a00fcb-8b04-70c1-805f-9b37222c212e" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense_01a00fcb-8b04-7b69-b091-f8ddf7ae72b7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-70d1-9eae-687ba505b1b2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherNonoperatingIncomeExpense_01a00fcb-8b04-7b69-b091-f8ddf7ae72b7" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest_01a00fcb-8b04-7c99-a38c-a4e262310e79" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-70d1-9eae-687ba505b1b2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest_01a00fcb-8b04-7c99-a38c-a4e262310e79" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit_01a00fcb-8b04-7bdf-a298-e372f5e3fde2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-70d1-9eae-687ba505b1b2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit_01a00fcb-8b04-7bdf-a298-e372f5e3fde2" xlink:type="arc" order="8"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss_01a00fcb-8b04-7c1c-be74-8cab3cc8cba8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-70d1-9eae-687ba505b1b2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss_01a00fcb-8b04-7c1c-be74-8cab3cc8cba8" xlink:type="arc" order="9"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAmortizationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetPriorServiceCostCreditBeforeTax_01a15aa6-b156-726e-a45e-fa620e7f669c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAmortizationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetPriorServiceCostCreditBeforeTax"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-70d1-9eae-687ba505b1b2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAmortizationAdjustmentFromAOCIPensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansForNetPriorServiceCostCreditBeforeTax_01a15aa6-b156-726e-a45e-fa620e7f669c" xlink:type="arc" order="10"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/FinancialInstrumentsandDerivativeFinancialInstrumentsBalanceSheet" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#FinancialInstrumentsandDerivativeFinancialInstrumentsBalanceSheet"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/FinancialInstrumentsandDerivativeFinancialInstrumentsBalanceSheet" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-754a-b627-4a430ce2292b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7fa3-9f69-295ad558caeb" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-754a-b627-4a430ce2292b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7fa3-9f69-295ad558caeb" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-73fd-afbc-08636bd80279" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7fa3-9f69-295ad558caeb" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-73fd-afbc-08636bd80279" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-73fd-afbc-08636bd80279_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-73fd-afbc-08636bd80279" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-73fd-afbc-08636bd80279_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7522-a9e5-5691772f19f5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-73fd-afbc-08636bd80279" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7522-a9e5-5691772f19f5" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7468-b75a-8e8a5f96b1ce" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7522-a9e5-5691772f19f5" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7468-b75a-8e8a5f96b1ce" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NondesignatedMember_01a00fcb-8b04-707b-866a-ca0a8cfdfc75" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_NondesignatedMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7522-a9e5-5691772f19f5" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NondesignatedMember_01a00fcb-8b04-707b-866a-ca0a8cfdfc75" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementOfFinancialPositionLocationBalanceAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7521-a461-eab43e2328a1" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementOfFinancialPositionLocationBalanceAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7fa3-9f69-295ad558caeb" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementOfFinancialPositionLocationBalanceAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7521-a461-eab43e2328a1" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-727d-ad04-53a81723bfbf" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7fa3-9f69-295ad558caeb" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-727d-ad04-53a81723bfbf" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-727d-ad04-53a81723bfbf_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-727d-ad04-53a81723bfbf" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-727d-ad04-53a81723bfbf_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7cf2-8daf-45bba50cae5a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-727d-ad04-53a81723bfbf" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7cf2-8daf-45bba50cae5a" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember_01a00fcb-8b04-751d-b30e-79c80ad95d7d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7cf2-8daf-45bba50cae5a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember_01a00fcb-8b04-751d-b30e-79c80ad95d7d" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateCashFlowHedgeAssetAtFairValue_01a00fcb-8b04-7bfb-87d6-ee360eedc7e9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InterestRateCashFlowHedgeAssetAtFairValue"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-754a-b627-4a430ce2292b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateCashFlowHedgeAssetAtFairValue_01a00fcb-8b04-7bfb-87d6-ee360eedc7e9" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyCashFlowHedgeAssetAtFairValue_01a00fcb-8b04-726e-a5f1-23bdad64e5e4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyCashFlowHedgeAssetAtFairValue"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-754a-b627-4a430ce2292b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyCashFlowHedgeAssetAtFairValue_01a00fcb-8b04-726e-a5f1-23bdad64e5e4" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsInHedgesAssetsAtFairValue_01a00fcb-8b04-7c85-b40b-81dfd9c311ac" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsInHedgesAssetsAtFairValue"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-754a-b627-4a430ce2292b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsInHedgesAssetsAtFairValue_01a00fcb-8b04-7c85-b40b-81dfd9c311ac" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsAssetAtFairValue_01a00fcb-8b04-7340-ba1b-220be0129724" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsAssetAtFairValue"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-754a-b627-4a430ce2292b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsAssetAtFairValue_01a00fcb-8b04-7340-ba1b-220be0129724" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset_01a00fcb-8b04-7471-8dca-3ea5674eecf6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-754a-b627-4a430ce2292b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset_01a00fcb-8b04-7471-8dca-3ea5674eecf6" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateCashFlowHedgeLiabilityAtFairValue_01a00fcb-8b04-7719-b6fc-4f527d28d1c5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InterestRateCashFlowHedgeLiabilityAtFairValue"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-754a-b627-4a430ce2292b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateCashFlowHedgeLiabilityAtFairValue_01a00fcb-8b04-7719-b6fc-4f527d28d1c5" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyCashFlowHedgeLiabilityAtFairValue_01a00fcb-8b04-7e2f-bfff-a08edad0faac" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyCashFlowHedgeLiabilityAtFairValue"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-754a-b627-4a430ce2292b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyCashFlowHedgeLiabilityAtFairValue_01a00fcb-8b04-7e2f-bfff-a08edad0faac" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsInHedgesLiabilitiesAtFairValue_01a00fcb-8b04-7936-bb23-3a8c82f621af" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsInHedgesLiabilitiesAtFairValue"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-754a-b627-4a430ce2292b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsInHedgesLiabilitiesAtFairValue_01a00fcb-8b04-7936-bb23-3a8c82f621af" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsLiabilityAtFairValue_01a00fcb-8b04-734e-945b-1ba91ba4e4e8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsLiabilityAtFairValue"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-754a-b627-4a430ce2292b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsLiabilityAtFairValue_01a00fcb-8b04-734e-945b-1ba91ba4e4e8" xlink:type="arc" order="8"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability_01a00fcb-8b04-7239-8f49-07d4a072b5be" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-754a-b627-4a430ce2292b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability_01a00fcb-8b04-7239-8f49-07d4a072b5be" xlink:type="arc" order="9"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebt_01a00fcb-8b04-7475-9e0e-f60ccac5bd20" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongTermDebt"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-754a-b627-4a430ce2292b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebt_01a00fcb-8b04-7475-9e0e-f60ccac5bd20" xlink:type="arc" order="10"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue_01a00fcb-8b04-72ee-8020-4260da5c468d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-754a-b627-4a430ce2292b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue_01a00fcb-8b04-72ee-8020-4260da5c468d" xlink:type="arc" order="11"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeNet_01a00fcb-8b04-7f95-8749-00e0a80c2d06" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeNet"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-754a-b627-4a430ce2292b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeNet_01a00fcb-8b04-7f95-8749-00e0a80c2d06" xlink:type="arc" order="12"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeNotionalAmount_01a19c8c-82ec-7cc9-9073-b613564fc0e6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeNotionalAmount"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-754a-b627-4a430ce2292b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeNotionalAmount_01a19c8c-82ec-7cc9-9073-b613564fc0e6" xlink:type="arc" order="13"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/FinancialInstrumentsandDerivativeFinancialInstrumentsBalanceSheet_1" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#FinancialInstrumentsandDerivativeFinancialInstrumentsBalanceSheet_1"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/FinancialInstrumentsandDerivativeFinancialInstrumentsBalanceSheet_1" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-754a-b627-4a430ce2292b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7fa3-9f69-295ad558caeb" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-754a-b627-4a430ce2292b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7fa3-9f69-295ad558caeb" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-73fd-afbc-08636bd80279" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7fa3-9f69-295ad558caeb" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-73fd-afbc-08636bd80279" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-73fd-afbc-08636bd80279_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-73fd-afbc-08636bd80279" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-73fd-afbc-08636bd80279_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7522-a9e5-5691772f19f5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-73fd-afbc-08636bd80279" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7522-a9e5-5691772f19f5" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7468-b75a-8e8a5f96b1ce" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7522-a9e5-5691772f19f5" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7468-b75a-8e8a5f96b1ce" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NondesignatedMember_01a00fcb-8b04-707b-866a-ca0a8cfdfc75" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_NondesignatedMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7522-a9e5-5691772f19f5" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NondesignatedMember_01a00fcb-8b04-707b-866a-ca0a8cfdfc75" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-727d-ad04-53a81723bfbf" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_FairValuesDerivativesBalanceSheetLocationByDerivativeContractTypeByHedgingDesignationTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7fa3-9f69-295ad558caeb" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-727d-ad04-53a81723bfbf" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-727d-ad04-53a81723bfbf_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-727d-ad04-53a81723bfbf" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-727d-ad04-53a81723bfbf_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7cf2-8daf-45bba50cae5a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-727d-ad04-53a81723bfbf" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7cf2-8daf-45bba50cae5a" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember_01a00fcb-8b04-751d-b30e-79c80ad95d7d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7cf2-8daf-45bba50cae5a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember_01a00fcb-8b04-751d-b30e-79c80ad95d7d" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateCashFlowHedgeAssetAtFairValue_01a00fcb-8b04-7bfb-87d6-ee360eedc7e9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InterestRateCashFlowHedgeAssetAtFairValue"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-754a-b627-4a430ce2292b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateCashFlowHedgeAssetAtFairValue_01a00fcb-8b04-7bfb-87d6-ee360eedc7e9" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyCashFlowHedgeAssetAtFairValue_01a00fcb-8b04-726e-a5f1-23bdad64e5e4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyCashFlowHedgeAssetAtFairValue"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-754a-b627-4a430ce2292b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyCashFlowHedgeAssetAtFairValue_01a00fcb-8b04-726e-a5f1-23bdad64e5e4" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsInHedgesAssetsAtFairValue_01a00fcb-8b04-7c85-b40b-81dfd9c311ac" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsInHedgesAssetsAtFairValue"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-754a-b627-4a430ce2292b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsInHedgesAssetsAtFairValue_01a00fcb-8b04-7c85-b40b-81dfd9c311ac" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsAssetAtFairValue_01a00fcb-8b04-7340-ba1b-220be0129724" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsAssetAtFairValue"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-754a-b627-4a430ce2292b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsAssetAtFairValue_01a00fcb-8b04-7340-ba1b-220be0129724" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset_01a00fcb-8b04-7471-8dca-3ea5674eecf6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-754a-b627-4a430ce2292b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAsset_01a00fcb-8b04-7471-8dca-3ea5674eecf6" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateCashFlowHedgeLiabilityAtFairValue_01a00fcb-8b04-7719-b6fc-4f527d28d1c5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InterestRateCashFlowHedgeLiabilityAtFairValue"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-754a-b627-4a430ce2292b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateCashFlowHedgeLiabilityAtFairValue_01a00fcb-8b04-7719-b6fc-4f527d28d1c5" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyCashFlowHedgeLiabilityAtFairValue_01a00fcb-8b04-7e2f-bfff-a08edad0faac" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyCashFlowHedgeLiabilityAtFairValue"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-754a-b627-4a430ce2292b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ForeignCurrencyCashFlowHedgeLiabilityAtFairValue_01a00fcb-8b04-7e2f-bfff-a08edad0faac" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsInHedgesLiabilitiesAtFairValue_01a00fcb-8b04-7936-bb23-3a8c82f621af" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsInHedgesLiabilitiesAtFairValue"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-754a-b627-4a430ce2292b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsInHedgesLiabilitiesAtFairValue_01a00fcb-8b04-7936-bb23-3a8c82f621af" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsLiabilityAtFairValue_01a00fcb-8b04-734e-945b-1ba91ba4e4e8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsLiabilityAtFairValue"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-754a-b627-4a430ce2292b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsLiabilityAtFairValue_01a00fcb-8b04-734e-945b-1ba91ba4e4e8" xlink:type="arc" order="8"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability_01a00fcb-8b04-7239-8f49-07d4a072b5be" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-754a-b627-4a430ce2292b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability_01a00fcb-8b04-7239-8f49-07d4a072b5be" xlink:type="arc" order="9"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebt_01a00fcb-8b04-7475-9e0e-f60ccac5bd20" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongTermDebt"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-754a-b627-4a430ce2292b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebt_01a00fcb-8b04-7475-9e0e-f60ccac5bd20" xlink:type="arc" order="10"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue_01a00fcb-8b04-72ee-8020-4260da5c468d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-754a-b627-4a430ce2292b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue_01a00fcb-8b04-72ee-8020-4260da5c468d" xlink:type="arc" order="11"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeNet_01a00fcb-8b04-7f95-8749-00e0a80c2d06" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeNet"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-754a-b627-4a430ce2292b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeNet_01a00fcb-8b04-7f95-8749-00e0a80c2d06" xlink:type="arc" order="12"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeNotionalAmount_01a19c8c-82ec-7cc9-9073-b613564fc0e6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeNotionalAmount"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativesFairValueLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-754a-b627-4a430ce2292b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeNotionalAmount_01a19c8c-82ec-7cc9-9073-b613564fc0e6" xlink:type="arc" order="13"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/FinancialInstrumentsandDerivativeFinancialInstrumentsOffsetting" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#FinancialInstrumentsandDerivativeFinancialInstrumentsOffsetting"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/FinancialInstrumentsandDerivativeFinancialInstrumentsOffsetting" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7472-835c-6cc2e6ea04b7" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7af6-bc98-38a80247764e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7472-835c-6cc2e6ea04b7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7af6-bc98-38a80247764e" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7070-ab49-1abed4ff7f6a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7af6-bc98-38a80247764e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7070-ab49-1abed4ff7f6a" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7070-ab49-1abed4ff7f6a_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7070-ab49-1abed4ff7f6a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7070-ab49-1abed4ff7f6a_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7ed9-8c45-b6222988cfaa" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7070-ab49-1abed4ff7f6a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7ed9-8c45-b6222988cfaa" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7271-9f04-1e83f5c9911d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7ed9-8c45-b6222988cfaa" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7271-9f04-1e83f5c9911d" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7c07-83d0-d02c11d5990e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7af6-bc98-38a80247764e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7c07-83d0-d02c11d5990e" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7c07-83d0-d02c11d5990e_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7c07-83d0-d02c11d5990e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7c07-83d0-d02c11d5990e_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-71ca-bead-0a235c32ec65" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7c07-83d0-d02c11d5990e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-71ca-bead-0a235c32ec65" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7353-900a-da6e69197a3f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-71ca-bead-0a235c32ec65" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7353-900a-da6e69197a3f" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7e09-af0a-5fc07ebad80e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-71ca-bead-0a235c32ec65" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7e09-af0a-5fc07ebad80e" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_DerivativeAssetFairValueGrossAssetByCounterparty_01a00fcb-8b04-76dd-9b8f-56cd0e6b6390" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_DerivativeAssetFairValueGrossAssetByCounterparty"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7472-835c-6cc2e6ea04b7" xlink:to="loc_hy_DerivativeAssetFairValueGrossAssetByCounterparty_01a00fcb-8b04-76dd-9b8f-56cd0e6b6390" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAssetAmountOffsetAgainstCollateral_01a00fcb-8b04-7f4e-8959-c5f7edea3862" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAssetAmountOffsetAgainstCollateral"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7472-835c-6cc2e6ea04b7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeAssetAmountOffsetAgainstCollateral_01a00fcb-8b04-7f4e-8959-c5f7edea3862" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeAssets_01a00fcb-8b04-7207-888f-7aec7974f1c4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeAssets"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7472-835c-6cc2e6ea04b7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeAssets_01a00fcb-8b04-7207-888f-7aec7974f1c4" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_DerivativeLiabilityFairValueGrossLiabilityByCounterparty_01a00fcb-8b04-7332-b27d-4c444998cc99" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_DerivativeLiabilityFairValueGrossLiabilityByCounterparty"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7472-835c-6cc2e6ea04b7" xlink:to="loc_hy_DerivativeLiabilityFairValueGrossLiabilityByCounterparty_01a00fcb-8b04-7332-b27d-4c444998cc99" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiabilityAmountOffsetAgainstCollateral_01a00fcb-8b04-777c-a965-48741aa0ebe8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiabilityAmountOffsetAgainstCollateral"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7472-835c-6cc2e6ea04b7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiabilityAmountOffsetAgainstCollateral_01a00fcb-8b04-777c-a965-48741aa0ebe8" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities_01a00fcb-8b04-7568-bdb1-56e4f632df66" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7472-835c-6cc2e6ea04b7" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLiabilities_01a00fcb-8b04-7568-bdb1-56e4f632df66" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/FinancialInstrumentsandDerivativeFinancialInstrumentsIncomeStatement" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#FinancialInstrumentsandDerivativeFinancialInstrumentsIncomeStatement"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/FinancialInstrumentsandDerivativeFinancialInstrumentsIncomeStatement" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7e51-98bc-757bb38f43ee" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipByIncomeStatementLocationByDerivativeInstrumentRiskTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7fd1-8979-acb42a551e10" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipByIncomeStatementLocationByDerivativeInstrumentRiskTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7e51-98bc-757bb38f43ee" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipByIncomeStatementLocationByDerivativeInstrumentRiskTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7fd1-8979-acb42a551e10" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-76b7-9fc6-63a4ca679f42" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipByIncomeStatementLocationByDerivativeInstrumentRiskTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7fd1-8979-acb42a551e10" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-76b7-9fc6-63a4ca679f42" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-76b7-9fc6-63a4ca679f42_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-76b7-9fc6-63a4ca679f42" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-76b7-9fc6-63a4ca679f42_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7ce0-bc65-29b46f3db285" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-76b7-9fc6-63a4ca679f42" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7ce0-bc65-29b46f3db285" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7772-9b18-7a6005bb0e01" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7ce0-bc65-29b46f3db285" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7772-9b18-7a6005bb0e01" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7485-9b59-a93b9f5762ca" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipByIncomeStatementLocationByDerivativeInstrumentRiskTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7fd1-8979-acb42a551e10" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7485-9b59-a93b9f5762ca" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7485-9b59-a93b9f5762ca_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7485-9b59-a93b9f5762ca" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7485-9b59-a93b9f5762ca_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-73fd-b5bc-98373c08bbe0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7485-9b59-a93b9f5762ca" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-73fd-b5bc-98373c08bbe0" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7621-82ca-ce36f8729594" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-73fd-b5bc-98373c08bbe0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7621-82ca-ce36f8729594" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember_01a00fcb-8b04-725d-8225-009b99e7a49d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-73fd-b5bc-98373c08bbe0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember_01a00fcb-8b04-725d-8225-009b99e7a49d" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementOfIncomeLocationBalanceAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7a41-9816-f51e6518a5f6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementOfIncomeLocationBalanceAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipByIncomeStatementLocationByDerivativeInstrumentRiskTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7fd1-8979-acb42a551e10" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementOfIncomeLocationBalanceAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7a41-9816-f51e6518a5f6" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-77f8-94b7-22f3dc7681a0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipByIncomeStatementLocationByDerivativeInstrumentRiskTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7fd1-8979-acb42a551e10" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-77f8-94b7-22f3dc7681a0" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-77f8-94b7-22f3dc7681a0_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-77f8-94b7-22f3dc7681a0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-77f8-94b7-22f3dc7681a0_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7070-bef0-1048e6e8d322" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-77f8-94b7-22f3dc7681a0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7070-bef0-1048e6e8d322" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedGainLossNetCashFlowHedgeParentMember_01a00fcb-8b04-73e0-b675-f664ddacc4b6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AccumulatedGainLossNetCashFlowHedgeParentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7070-bef0-1048e6e8d322" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedGainLossNetCashFlowHedgeParentMember_01a00fcb-8b04-73e0-b675-f664ddacc4b6" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7e08-90d9-d2416bf9d3b4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipByIncomeStatementLocationByDerivativeInstrumentRiskTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7fd1-8979-acb42a551e10" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7e08-90d9-d2416bf9d3b4" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7e08-90d9-d2416bf9d3b4_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7e08-90d9-d2416bf9d3b4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7e08-90d9-d2416bf9d3b4_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7dd2-99b8-743bc32c694e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7e08-90d9-d2416bf9d3b4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7dd2-99b8-743bc32c694e" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NondesignatedMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7efa-949d-e578d006a206" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_NondesignatedMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7dd2-99b8-743bc32c694e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NondesignatedMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7efa-949d-e578d006a206" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_GainLossOnForeignCurrencyDerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstruments_01a00fcb-8b04-768a-b785-15e20d563c28" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_GainLossOnForeignCurrencyDerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstruments"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7e51-98bc-757bb38f43ee" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_GainLossOnForeignCurrencyDerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstruments_01a00fcb-8b04-768a-b785-15e20d563c28" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet_01a00fcb-8b04-71ce-b3c6-c799c7f968d6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7e51-98bc-757bb38f43ee" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet_01a00fcb-8b04-71ce-b3c6-c799c7f968d6" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_LocationOfGainLossOnForeignCurrencyDerivativeInFinancialStatements_01a00fcb-8b04-7c64-a059-96a14aec1d5b" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_LocationOfGainLossOnForeignCurrencyDerivativeInFinancialStatements"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7e51-98bc-757bb38f43ee" xlink:to="loc_hy_LocationOfGainLossOnForeignCurrencyDerivativeInFinancialStatements_01a00fcb-8b04-7c64-a059-96a14aec1d5b" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeReclassificationsBeforeTax_01a00fcb-8b04-7c97-8d40-2c6ef32dbe30" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeReclassificationsBeforeTax"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7e51-98bc-757bb38f43ee" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeReclassificationsBeforeTax_01a00fcb-8b04-7c97-8d40-2c6ef32dbe30" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InterestExpense_01a00fcb-8b04-7d46-8a2d-2d687943a53c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InterestExpense"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7e51-98bc-757bb38f43ee" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InterestExpense_01a00fcb-8b04-7d46-8a2d-2d687943a53c" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold_01a00fcb-8b04-70ad-a019-c48eb6cafaaf" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7e51-98bc-757bb38f43ee" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold_01a00fcb-8b04-70ad-a019-c48eb6cafaaf" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest_01a00fcb-8b04-7d72-a69d-b873689efd03" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7e51-98bc-757bb38f43ee" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest_01a00fcb-8b04-7d72-a69d-b873689efd03" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeNotionalAmount_01a00fcb-8b04-722f-a958-1f7dea94282a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeNotionalAmount"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7e51-98bc-757bb38f43ee" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeNotionalAmount_01a00fcb-8b04-722f-a958-1f7dea94282a" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedWithinTwelveMonths_01a00fcb-8b04-7293-a7d2-d8b16a5c5a88" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedWithinTwelveMonths"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7e51-98bc-757bb38f43ee" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedWithinTwelveMonths_01a00fcb-8b04-7293-a7d2-d8b16a5c5a88" xlink:type="arc" order="8"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/FinancialInstrumentsandDerivativeFinancialInstrumentsIncomeStatement_1" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#FinancialInstrumentsandDerivativeFinancialInstrumentsIncomeStatement_1"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/FinancialInstrumentsandDerivativeFinancialInstrumentsIncomeStatement_1" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7e51-98bc-757bb38f43ee" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipByIncomeStatementLocationByDerivativeInstrumentRiskTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7fd1-8979-acb42a551e10" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipByIncomeStatementLocationByDerivativeInstrumentRiskTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7e51-98bc-757bb38f43ee" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipByIncomeStatementLocationByDerivativeInstrumentRiskTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7fd1-8979-acb42a551e10" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-76b7-9fc6-63a4ca679f42" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipByIncomeStatementLocationByDerivativeInstrumentRiskTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7fd1-8979-acb42a551e10" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-76b7-9fc6-63a4ca679f42" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-76b7-9fc6-63a4ca679f42_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-76b7-9fc6-63a4ca679f42" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-76b7-9fc6-63a4ca679f42_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7ce0-bc65-29b46f3db285" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-76b7-9fc6-63a4ca679f42" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7ce0-bc65-29b46f3db285" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7772-9b18-7a6005bb0e01" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingRelationshipDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7ce0-bc65-29b46f3db285" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CashFlowHedgingMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7772-9b18-7a6005bb0e01" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7485-9b59-a93b9f5762ca" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipByIncomeStatementLocationByDerivativeInstrumentRiskTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7fd1-8979-acb42a551e10" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7485-9b59-a93b9f5762ca" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7485-9b59-a93b9f5762ca_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7485-9b59-a93b9f5762ca" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7485-9b59-a93b9f5762ca_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-73fd-b5bc-98373c08bbe0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7485-9b59-a93b9f5762ca" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-73fd-b5bc-98373c08bbe0" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7621-82ca-ce36f8729594" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-73fd-b5bc-98373c08bbe0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7621-82ca-ce36f8729594" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember_01a00fcb-8b04-725d-8225-009b99e7a49d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-73fd-b5bc-98373c08bbe0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember_01a00fcb-8b04-725d-8225-009b99e7a49d" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-77f8-94b7-22f3dc7681a0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipByIncomeStatementLocationByDerivativeInstrumentRiskTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7fd1-8979-acb42a551e10" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-77f8-94b7-22f3dc7681a0" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-77f8-94b7-22f3dc7681a0_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-77f8-94b7-22f3dc7681a0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-77f8-94b7-22f3dc7681a0_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7070-bef0-1048e6e8d322" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementEquityComponentsAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-77f8-94b7-22f3dc7681a0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7070-bef0-1048e6e8d322" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedGainLossNetCashFlowHedgeParentMember_01a00fcb-8b04-73e0-b675-f664ddacc4b6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_AccumulatedGainLossNetCashFlowHedgeParentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityComponentDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7070-bef0-1048e6e8d322" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_AccumulatedGainLossNetCashFlowHedgeParentMember_01a00fcb-8b04-73e0-b675-f664ddacc4b6" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7e08-90d9-d2416bf9d3b4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossByHedgingRelationshipByIncomeStatementLocationByDerivativeInstrumentRiskTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7fd1-8979-acb42a551e10" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7e08-90d9-d2416bf9d3b4" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7e08-90d9-d2416bf9d3b4_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7e08-90d9-d2416bf9d3b4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7e08-90d9-d2416bf9d3b4_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7dd2-99b8-743bc32c694e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7e08-90d9-d2416bf9d3b4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7dd2-99b8-743bc32c694e" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NondesignatedMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7efa-949d-e578d006a206" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_NondesignatedMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7dd2-99b8-743bc32c694e" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NondesignatedMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7efa-949d-e578d006a206" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_GainLossOnForeignCurrencyDerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstruments_01a00fcb-8b04-768a-b785-15e20d563c28" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_GainLossOnForeignCurrencyDerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstruments"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7e51-98bc-757bb38f43ee" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_GainLossOnForeignCurrencyDerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstruments_01a00fcb-8b04-768a-b785-15e20d563c28" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet_01a00fcb-8b04-71ce-b3c6-c799c7f968d6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7e51-98bc-757bb38f43ee" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsNotDesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentsGainLossNet_01a00fcb-8b04-71ce-b3c6-c799c7f968d6" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_LocationOfGainLossOnForeignCurrencyDerivativeInFinancialStatements_01a00fcb-8b04-7c64-a059-96a14aec1d5b" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_LocationOfGainLossOnForeignCurrencyDerivativeInFinancialStatements"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7e51-98bc-757bb38f43ee" xlink:to="loc_hy_LocationOfGainLossOnForeignCurrencyDerivativeInFinancialStatements_01a00fcb-8b04-7c64-a059-96a14aec1d5b" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeReclassificationsBeforeTax_01a00fcb-8b04-7c97-8d40-2c6ef32dbe30" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeReclassificationsBeforeTax"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7e51-98bc-757bb38f43ee" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossBeforeReclassificationsBeforeTax_01a00fcb-8b04-7c97-8d40-2c6ef32dbe30" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InterestExpense_01a00fcb-8b04-7d46-8a2d-2d687943a53c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InterestExpense"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7e51-98bc-757bb38f43ee" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InterestExpense_01a00fcb-8b04-7d46-8a2d-2d687943a53c" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold_01a00fcb-8b04-70ad-a019-c48eb6cafaaf" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7e51-98bc-757bb38f43ee" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold_01a00fcb-8b04-70ad-a019-c48eb6cafaaf" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest_01a00fcb-8b04-7d72-a69d-b873689efd03" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7e51-98bc-757bb38f43ee" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest_01a00fcb-8b04-7d72-a69d-b873689efd03" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeNotionalAmount_01a00fcb-8b04-722f-a958-1f7dea94282a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeNotionalAmount"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7e51-98bc-757bb38f43ee" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeNotionalAmount_01a00fcb-8b04-722f-a958-1f7dea94282a" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedWithinTwelveMonths_01a00fcb-8b04-7293-a7d2-d8b16a5c5a88" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedWithinTwelveMonths"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7e51-98bc-757bb38f43ee" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedWithinTwelveMonths_01a00fcb-8b04-7293-a7d2-d8b16a5c5a88" xlink:type="arc" order="8"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/FinancialInstrumentsandDerivativeFinancialInstruments_3" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#FinancialInstrumentsandDerivativeFinancialInstruments_3"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/FinancialInstrumentsandDerivativeFinancialInstruments_3" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7485-b752-0727f4d909b1" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeTable_01a00fcb-8b04-75a9-a531-60bec45f701b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7485-b752-0727f4d909b1" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeTable_01a00fcb-8b04-75a9-a531-60bec45f701b" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementOfFinancialPositionLocationBalanceAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-727a-8d93-62b8092791f9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementOfFinancialPositionLocationBalanceAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeTable_01a00fcb-8b04-75a9-a531-60bec45f701b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementOfFinancialPositionLocationBalanceAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-727a-8d93-62b8092791f9" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7614-b06e-29ffd792d1d3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeTable_01a00fcb-8b04-75a9-a531-60bec45f701b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7614-b06e-29ffd792d1d3" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7614-b06e-29ffd792d1d3_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7614-b06e-29ffd792d1d3" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7614-b06e-29ffd792d1d3_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7d07-a0a8-013f0dec1df4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7614-b06e-29ffd792d1d3" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7d07-a0a8-013f0dec1df4" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NondesignatedMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7543-bfc3-b6835a91c936" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_NondesignatedMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7d07-a0a8-013f0dec1df4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NondesignatedMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7543-bfc3-b6835a91c936" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7385-9993-f83d255be0f2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7d07-a0a8-013f0dec1df4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7385-9993-f83d255be0f2" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7603-a987-22ce57aa51bc" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeTable_01a00fcb-8b04-75a9-a531-60bec45f701b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7603-a987-22ce57aa51bc" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7603-a987-22ce57aa51bc_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7603-a987-22ce57aa51bc" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7603-a987-22ce57aa51bc_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-79b7-9927-abb50c31a20a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7603-a987-22ce57aa51bc" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-79b7-9927-abb50c31a20a" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember_01a00fcb-8b04-70de-b9e5-58be0456457e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-79b7-9927-abb50c31a20a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember_01a00fcb-8b04-70de-b9e5-58be0456457e" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember_01a00fcb-8b04-77f6-9a7e-a1939d282d9f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-79b7-9927-abb50c31a20a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember_01a00fcb-8b04-77f6-9a7e-a1939d282d9f" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PositionAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7344-be3e-7fada186d473" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PositionAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeTable_01a00fcb-8b04-75a9-a531-60bec45f701b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PositionAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7344-be3e-7fada186d473" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PositionDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7344-be3e-7fada186d473_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PositionDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PositionAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7344-be3e-7fada186d473" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PositionDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7344-be3e-7fada186d473_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PositionDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-79c8-8330-7b4aff6c7ffa" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PositionDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PositionAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7344-be3e-7fada186d473" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PositionDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-79c8-8330-7b4aff6c7ffa" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-73c5-93b8-655a6f054ec2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeTable_01a00fcb-8b04-75a9-a531-60bec45f701b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-73c5-93b8-655a6f054ec2" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-73c5-93b8-655a6f054ec2_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SegmentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-73c5-93b8-655a6f054ec2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-73c5-93b8-655a6f054ec2_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-75e8-8f2c-e1621fa479f5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SegmentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-73c5-93b8-655a6f054ec2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-75e8-8f2c-e1621fa479f5" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_BolzoniMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7270-bf1c-0dbde0c16d50" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_BolzoniMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-75e8-8f2c-e1621fa479f5" xlink:to="loc_hy_BolzoniMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7270-bf1c-0dbde0c16d50" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebt_01a00fcb-8b04-759d-b8c9-ea788d8ef4bf" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongTermDebt"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7485-b752-0727f4d909b1" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebt_01a00fcb-8b04-759d-b8c9-ea788d8ef4bf" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue_01a00fcb-8b04-7058-b25a-246ba949e90f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7485-b752-0727f4d909b1" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue_01a00fcb-8b04-7058-b25a-246ba949e90f" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeNotionalAmount_01a00fcb-8b04-70b4-bb50-6bc3aece44f9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeNotionalAmount"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7485-b752-0727f4d909b1" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeNotionalAmount_01a00fcb-8b04-70b4-bb50-6bc3aece44f9" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeNet_01a00fcb-8b04-785a-abb4-eabd0cb5f1d3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeNet"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7485-b752-0727f4d909b1" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeNet_01a00fcb-8b04-785a-abb4-eabd0cb5f1d3" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedWithinTwelveMonths_01a00fcb-8b04-7859-80e6-2cbb184a2a48" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedWithinTwelveMonths"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7485-b752-0727f4d909b1" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedWithinTwelveMonths_01a00fcb-8b04-7859-80e6-2cbb184a2a48" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateDerivativesAtFairValueNet_01a00fcb-8b04-7363-a083-9763e6870ec8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InterestRateDerivativesAtFairValueNet"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7485-b752-0727f4d909b1" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateDerivativesAtFairValueNet_01a00fcb-8b04-7363-a083-9763e6870ec8" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeAverageFixedInterestRate_01a00fcb-8b04-701f-9069-0e92f697b07d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeAverageFixedInterestRate"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7485-b752-0727f4d909b1" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeAverageFixedInterestRate_01a00fcb-8b04-701f-9069-0e92f697b07d" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateCashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedDuringNext12MonthsNet_01a00fcb-8b04-7f88-9740-85ba92f00f62" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InterestRateCashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedDuringNext12MonthsNet"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7485-b752-0727f4d909b1" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateCashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedDuringNext12MonthsNet_01a00fcb-8b04-7f88-9740-85ba92f00f62" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeNotionalAmount_01a00fcb-8b04-7d01-99aa-0541d23c0049" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeNotionalAmount"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_MaximumLengthOfTimeHedgedInInterestRateCashFlowHedge1_01a00fcb-8b04-7ad1-9cde-bd5622814d1f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_MaximumLengthOfTimeHedgedInInterestRateCashFlowHedge1"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7485-b752-0727f4d909b1" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_MaximumLengthOfTimeHedgedInInterestRateCashFlowHedge1_01a00fcb-8b04-7ad1-9cde-bd5622814d1f" xlink:type="arc" order="9"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/FinancialInstrumentsandDerivativeFinancialInstruments_4" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#FinancialInstrumentsandDerivativeFinancialInstruments_4"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/FinancialInstrumentsandDerivativeFinancialInstruments_4" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7485-b752-0727f4d909b1" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeTable_01a00fcb-8b04-75a9-a531-60bec45f701b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7485-b752-0727f4d909b1" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeTable_01a00fcb-8b04-75a9-a531-60bec45f701b" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7614-b06e-29ffd792d1d3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeTable_01a00fcb-8b04-75a9-a531-60bec45f701b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7614-b06e-29ffd792d1d3" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7614-b06e-29ffd792d1d3_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7614-b06e-29ffd792d1d3" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7614-b06e-29ffd792d1d3_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7d07-a0a8-013f0dec1df4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7614-b06e-29ffd792d1d3" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7d07-a0a8-013f0dec1df4" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NondesignatedMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7543-bfc3-b6835a91c936" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_NondesignatedMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7d07-a0a8-013f0dec1df4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NondesignatedMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7543-bfc3-b6835a91c936" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7385-9993-f83d255be0f2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_HedgingDesignationDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7d07-a0a8-013f0dec1df4" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DesignatedAsHedgingInstrumentMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7385-9993-f83d255be0f2" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7603-a987-22ce57aa51bc" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeTable_01a00fcb-8b04-75a9-a531-60bec45f701b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7603-a987-22ce57aa51bc" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7603-a987-22ce57aa51bc_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7603-a987-22ce57aa51bc" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7603-a987-22ce57aa51bc_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-79b7-9927-abb50c31a20a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeInstrumentRiskAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7603-a987-22ce57aa51bc" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-79b7-9927-abb50c31a20a" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember_01a00fcb-8b04-70de-b9e5-58be0456457e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-79b7-9927-abb50c31a20a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ForeignExchangeContractMember_01a00fcb-8b04-70de-b9e5-58be0456457e" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember_01a00fcb-8b04-77f6-9a7e-a1939d282d9f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeContractTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-79b7-9927-abb50c31a20a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateContractMember_01a00fcb-8b04-77f6-9a7e-a1939d282d9f" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PositionAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7344-be3e-7fada186d473" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PositionAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeTable_01a00fcb-8b04-75a9-a531-60bec45f701b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PositionAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7344-be3e-7fada186d473" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PositionDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7344-be3e-7fada186d473_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PositionDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PositionAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7344-be3e-7fada186d473" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PositionDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7344-be3e-7fada186d473_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PositionDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-79c8-8330-7b4aff6c7ffa" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PositionDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_PositionAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7344-be3e-7fada186d473" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PositionDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-79c8-8330-7b4aff6c7ffa" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-73c5-93b8-655a6f054ec2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeTable_01a00fcb-8b04-75a9-a531-60bec45f701b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-73c5-93b8-655a6f054ec2" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-73c5-93b8-655a6f054ec2_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SegmentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-73c5-93b8-655a6f054ec2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-73c5-93b8-655a6f054ec2_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-75e8-8f2c-e1621fa479f5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_SegmentDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-73c5-93b8-655a6f054ec2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-75e8-8f2c-e1621fa479f5" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_BolzoniMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7270-bf1c-0dbde0c16d50" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_BolzoniMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_SegmentDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-75e8-8f2c-e1621fa479f5" xlink:to="loc_hy_BolzoniMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7270-bf1c-0dbde0c16d50" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebt_01a00fcb-8b04-759d-b8c9-ea788d8ef4bf" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongTermDebt"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7485-b752-0727f4d909b1" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebt_01a00fcb-8b04-759d-b8c9-ea788d8ef4bf" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue_01a00fcb-8b04-7058-b25a-246ba949e90f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7485-b752-0727f4d909b1" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue_01a00fcb-8b04-7058-b25a-246ba949e90f" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeNotionalAmount_01a00fcb-8b04-70b4-bb50-6bc3aece44f9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeNotionalAmount"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7485-b752-0727f4d909b1" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeNotionalAmount_01a00fcb-8b04-70b4-bb50-6bc3aece44f9" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeNet_01a00fcb-8b04-785a-abb4-eabd0cb5f1d3" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeNet"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7485-b752-0727f4d909b1" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeNet_01a00fcb-8b04-785a-abb4-eabd0cb5f1d3" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_CashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedWithinTwelveMonths_01a00fcb-8b04-7859-80e6-2cbb184a2a48" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_CashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedWithinTwelveMonths"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7485-b752-0727f4d909b1" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_CashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedWithinTwelveMonths_01a00fcb-8b04-7859-80e6-2cbb184a2a48" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateDerivativesAtFairValueNet_01a00fcb-8b04-7363-a083-9763e6870ec8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InterestRateDerivativesAtFairValueNet"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7485-b752-0727f4d909b1" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateDerivativesAtFairValueNet_01a00fcb-8b04-7363-a083-9763e6870ec8" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeAverageFixedInterestRate_01a00fcb-8b04-701f-9069-0e92f697b07d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeAverageFixedInterestRate"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7485-b752-0727f4d909b1" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeAverageFixedInterestRate_01a00fcb-8b04-701f-9069-0e92f697b07d" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateCashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedDuringNext12MonthsNet_01a00fcb-8b04-7f88-9740-85ba92f00f62" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InterestRateCashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedDuringNext12MonthsNet"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7485-b752-0727f4d909b1" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InterestRateCashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedDuringNext12MonthsNet_01a00fcb-8b04-7f88-9740-85ba92f00f62" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeNotionalAmount_01a00fcb-8b04-7d01-99aa-0541d23c0049" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DerivativeNotionalAmount"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_MaximumLengthOfTimeHedgedInInterestRateCashFlowHedge1_01a00fcb-8b04-7ad1-9cde-bd5622814d1f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_MaximumLengthOfTimeHedgedInInterestRateCashFlowHedge1"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DerivativeLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7485-b752-0727f4d909b1" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_MaximumLengthOfTimeHedgedInInterestRateCashFlowHedge1_01a00fcb-8b04-7ad1-9cde-bd5622814d1f" xlink:type="arc" order="9"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/RetirementBenefitPlans_2" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#RetirementBenefitPlans_2"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/RetirementBenefitPlans_2" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTableTextBlockLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7cad-a0f2-da89232ac2a8" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTableTextBlockLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDisclosuresTable_01a00fcb-8b04-73fc-8386-2f65dff6e1d2" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDisclosuresTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTableTextBlockLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7cad-a0f2-da89232ac2a8" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDisclosuresTable_01a00fcb-8b04-73fc-8386-2f65dff6e1d2" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanSponsorLocationAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7119-906f-3bde688490f6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RetirementPlanSponsorLocationAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansDisclosuresTable_01a00fcb-8b04-73fc-8386-2f65dff6e1d2" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanSponsorLocationAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7119-906f-3bde688490f6" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanSponsorLocationDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7119-906f-3bde688490f6_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RetirementPlanSponsorLocationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanSponsorLocationAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7119-906f-3bde688490f6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanSponsorLocationDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7119-906f-3bde688490f6_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanSponsorLocationDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7f94-9be2-d087d795c477" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RetirementPlanSponsorLocationDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanSponsorLocationAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7119-906f-3bde688490f6" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanSponsorLocationDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7f94-9be2-d087d795c477" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ForeignPlanMember_01a00fcb-8b04-78e1-8a9a-a0e538141c58" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ForeignPlanMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanSponsorLocationDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7f94-9be2-d087d795c477" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ForeignPlanMember_01a00fcb-8b04-78e1-8a9a-a0e538141c58" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DomesticPlanMember_01a00fcb-8b04-72a6-81cf-9dbb6753049f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DomesticPlanMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_RetirementPlanSponsorLocationDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7f94-9be2-d087d795c477" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DomesticPlanMember_01a00fcb-8b04-72a6-81cf-9dbb6753049f" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_country_US_01a00fcb-8b04-7800-a128-6940a47f3aaa" xlink:href="https://xbrl.sec.gov/country/2026/country-2026.xsd#country_US"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DomesticPlanMember_01a00fcb-8b04-72a6-81cf-9dbb6753049f" xlink:to="loc_country_US_01a00fcb-8b04-7800-a128-6940a47f3aaa" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost_01a00fcb-8b04-72e4-a15d-a419c3b9d7d4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTableTextBlockLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7cad-a0f2-da89232ac2a8" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanServiceCost_01a00fcb-8b04-72e4-a15d-a419c3b9d7d4" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost_01a00fcb-8b04-74e0-abbf-d3d04e93cee9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTableTextBlockLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7cad-a0f2-da89232ac2a8" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanInterestCost_01a00fcb-8b04-74e0-abbf-d3d04e93cee9" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedReturnOnPlanAssets_01a00fcb-8b04-7eb8-aa99-fb5e07358d16" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedReturnOnPlanAssets"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTableTextBlockLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7cad-a0f2-da89232ac2a8" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedReturnOnPlanAssets_01a00fcb-8b04-7eb8-aa99-fb5e07358d16" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfGainsLosses_01a00fcb-8b04-7dd4-a2db-72b59ef52037" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfGainsLosses"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTableTextBlockLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7cad-a0f2-da89232ac2a8" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAmortizationOfGainsLosses_01a00fcb-8b04-7dd4-a2db-72b59ef52037" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost_01a00fcb-8b04-7300-9d01-da04827e1070" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlansAndOtherPostretirementBenefitPlansTableTextBlockLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7cad-a0f2-da89232ac2a8" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanNetPeriodicBenefitCost_01a00fcb-8b04-7300-9d01-da04827e1070" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/Inventories_3" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#Inventories_3"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/Inventories_3" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7476-b1f5-541a784c2122" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7874-b09b-a1a1eb428f53" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7476-b1f5-541a784c2122" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7874-b09b-a1a1eb428f53" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7938-a3fd-2eb4875abced" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_StatementScenarioAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7874-b09b-a1a1eb428f53" xlink:to="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7938-a3fd-2eb4875abced" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7938-a3fd-2eb4875abced_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7938-a3fd-2eb4875abced" xlink:to="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7938-a3fd-2eb4875abced_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7118-9712-0c8d8eb79b97" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7938-a3fd-2eb4875abced" xlink:to="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7118-9712-0c8d8eb79b97" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InventoryFinishedGoodsNetOfReserves_01a00fcb-8b04-790a-9843-43eb610b9484" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InventoryFinishedGoodsNetOfReserves"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7476-b1f5-541a784c2122" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InventoryFinishedGoodsNetOfReserves_01a00fcb-8b04-790a-9843-43eb610b9484" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InventoryWorkInProcessNetOfReserves_01a00fcb-8b04-7191-b257-f8fb3744af05" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InventoryWorkInProcessNetOfReserves"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7476-b1f5-541a784c2122" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InventoryWorkInProcessNetOfReserves_01a00fcb-8b04-7191-b257-f8fb3744af05" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InventoryRawMaterialsAndPurchasedPartsNetOfReserves_01a00fcb-8b04-75b6-9ddb-1e6f03fa870d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InventoryRawMaterialsAndPurchasedPartsNetOfReserves"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7476-b1f5-541a784c2122" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InventoryRawMaterialsAndPurchasedPartsNetOfReserves_01a00fcb-8b04-75b6-9ddb-1e6f03fa870d" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FIFOInventoryAmount_01a00fcb-8b04-7de1-b656-5d0fb17abecb" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FIFOInventoryAmount"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7476-b1f5-541a784c2122" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FIFOInventoryAmount_01a00fcb-8b04-7de1-b656-5d0fb17abecb" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InventoryLIFOReserve_01a00fcb-8b04-7055-abb9-6b05eaf2ee0a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InventoryLIFOReserve"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7476-b1f5-541a784c2122" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InventoryLIFOReserve_01a00fcb-8b04-7055-abb9-6b05eaf2ee0a" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_InventoryNet_01a00fcb-8b04-72a1-90cf-6f088a4400ed" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_InventoryNet"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7476-b1f5-541a784c2122" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_InventoryNet_01a00fcb-8b04-72a1-90cf-6f088a4400ed" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PercentageOfLIFOInventory_01a00fcb-8b04-743b-8199-2547e25b7eeb" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PercentageOfLIFOInventory"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7476-b1f5-541a784c2122" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PercentageOfLIFOInventory_01a00fcb-8b04-743b-8199-2547e25b7eeb" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/ProductWarranties_3" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#ProductWarranties_3"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/ProductWarranties_3" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7ec3-a9de-c49283aae1d5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyTable_01a00fcb-8b04-78fb-ab77-d4019d932d28" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7ec3-a9de-c49283aae1d5" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyTable_01a00fcb-8b04-78fb-ab77-d4019d932d28" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ProductOrServiceAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7d55-a540-f1ef5414a52c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ProductOrServiceAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyTable_01a00fcb-8b04-78fb-ab77-d4019d932d28" xlink:to="loc_srt_ProductOrServiceAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7d55-a540-f1ef5414a52c" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7d55-a540-f1ef5414a52c_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_ProductOrServiceAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7d55-a540-f1ef5414a52c" xlink:to="loc_srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7d55-a540-f1ef5414a52c_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7da5-a903-c2b37e0b6672" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_ProductOrServiceAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7d55-a540-f1ef5414a52c" xlink:to="loc_srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7da5-a903-c2b37e0b6672" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_StandardwarrantyMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7fac-a0d4-a27116de04a9" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_StandardwarrantyMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7da5-a903-c2b37e0b6672" xlink:to="loc_hy_StandardwarrantyMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7fac-a0d4-a27116de04a9" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_CertainTruckSeriesStandardWarrantyMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7c31-8a04-bb75946498e5" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_CertainTruckSeriesStandardWarrantyMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7da5-a903-c2b37e0b6672" xlink:to="loc_hy_CertainTruckSeriesStandardWarrantyMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7c31-8a04-bb75946498e5" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_AdditionalComponentStandardWarrantyMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7406-82f4-07e985b3389b" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_AdditionalComponentStandardWarrantyMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7da5-a903-c2b37e0b6672" xlink:to="loc_hy_AdditionalComponentStandardWarrantyMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7406-82f4-07e985b3389b" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_ExtendedwarrantyMember_01a00fcb-8b04-72f5-919b-0731161ec21e" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_ExtendedwarrantyMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_ProductsAndServicesDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7da5-a903-c2b37e0b6672" xlink:to="loc_hy_ExtendedwarrantyMember_01a00fcb-8b04-72f5-919b-0731161ec21e" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyDescription_01a00fcb-8b04-73a8-80a2-159d8b360f0c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyDescription"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7ec3-a9de-c49283aae1d5" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyDescription_01a00fcb-8b04-73a8-80a2-159d8b360f0c" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ExtendedProductWarrantyDescription_01a00fcb-8b04-7c02-ad2d-c9733d69b84b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ExtendedProductWarrantyDescription"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7ec3-a9de-c49283aae1d5" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ExtendedProductWarrantyDescription_01a00fcb-8b04-7c02-ad2d-c9733d69b84b" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual_01a00fcb-8b04-75b3-b851-4ea2a6e0f902" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7ec3-a9de-c49283aae1d5" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrual_01a00fcb-8b04-75b3-b851-4ea2a6e0f902" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued_01a00fcb-8b04-7790-8951-eef552bed848" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7ec3-a9de-c49283aae1d5" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued_01a00fcb-8b04-7790-8951-eef552bed848" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualPreexistingIncreaseDecrease_01a00fcb-8b04-7538-9c5a-0d21112538c1" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualPreexistingIncreaseDecrease"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7ec3-a9de-c49283aae1d5" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualPreexistingIncreaseDecrease_01a00fcb-8b04-7538-9c5a-0d21112538c1" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualPayments_01a00fcb-8b04-7bac-ab85-41f8e1ff128f" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualPayments"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7ec3-a9de-c49283aae1d5" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualPayments_01a00fcb-8b04-7bac-ab85-41f8e1ff128f" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StandardAndExtendedProductWarrantyAccrualForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLoss_01a00fcb-8b04-76d6-b856-9152e0b76794" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StandardAndExtendedProductWarrantyAccrualForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLoss"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7ec3-a9de-c49283aae1d5" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_StandardAndExtendedProductWarrantyAccrualForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLoss_01a00fcb-8b04-76d6-b856-9152e0b76794" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/Guarantees_1" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#Guarantees_1"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/Guarantees_1" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7fa0-955c-81e8285375e9" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfGuaranteeObligationsTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7b8a-bce1-171651f73379" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfGuaranteeObligationsTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7fa0-955c-81e8285375e9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfGuaranteeObligationsTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7b8a-bce1-171651f73379" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_RangeAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-77ed-a2de-ac7fdda39f65" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_RangeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfGuaranteeObligationsTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7b8a-bce1-171651f73379" xlink:to="loc_srt_RangeAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-77ed-a2de-ac7fdda39f65" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_RangeMember_01a00fcb-8b04-77ed-a2de-ac7fdda39f65_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_RangeMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-77ed-a2de-ac7fdda39f65" xlink:to="loc_srt_RangeMember_01a00fcb-8b04-77ed-a2de-ac7fdda39f65_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_RangeMember_01a00fcb-8b04-79e6-a728-241e5656f4e6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_RangeMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-77ed-a2de-ac7fdda39f65" xlink:to="loc_srt_RangeMember_01a00fcb-8b04-79e6-a728-241e5656f4e6" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_MinimumMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7605-835b-05df1381f763" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_MinimumMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeMember_01a00fcb-8b04-79e6-a728-241e5656f4e6" xlink:to="loc_srt_MinimumMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7605-835b-05df1381f763" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_MaximumMember_01a00fcb-8b04-79bd-b9c1-e64279060c44" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_MaximumMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeMember_01a00fcb-8b04-79e6-a728-241e5656f4e6" xlink:to="loc_srt_MaximumMember_01a00fcb-8b04-79bd-b9c1-e64279060c44" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7926-bbc8-1c20e207e24d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfGuaranteeObligationsTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7b8a-bce1-171651f73379" xlink:to="loc_srt_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7926-bbc8-1c20e207e24d" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_EquityMethodInvesteeNameDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7926-bbc8-1c20e207e24d_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_EquityMethodInvesteeNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7926-bbc8-1c20e207e24d" xlink:to="loc_srt_EquityMethodInvesteeNameDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7926-bbc8-1c20e207e24d_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_EquityMethodInvesteeNameDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7104-b6b6-9af2548f366d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_EquityMethodInvesteeNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7926-bbc8-1c20e207e24d" xlink:to="loc_srt_EquityMethodInvesteeNameDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7104-b6b6-9af2548f366d" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_EquityInvestment1Member_01a00fcb-8b04-78cd-aa3e-51b45f908f4c" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_EquityInvestment1Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_EquityMethodInvesteeNameDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7104-b6b6-9af2548f366d" xlink:to="loc_hy_EquityInvestment1Member_01a00fcb-8b04-78cd-aa3e-51b45f908f4c" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7ced-a527-236b29bd57b0" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfGuaranteeObligationsTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7b8a-bce1-171651f73379" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7ced-a527-236b29bd57b0" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsNatureDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7ced-a527-236b29bd57b0_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsNatureDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7ced-a527-236b29bd57b0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsNatureDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7ced-a527-236b29bd57b0_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsNatureDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7911-a167-b979fbfad1a5" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsNatureDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsByNatureAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7ced-a527-236b29bd57b0" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsNatureDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7911-a167-b979fbfad1a5" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PropertyLeaseGuaranteeMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7cd7-af2b-f126f33c3586" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PropertyLeaseGuaranteeMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsNatureDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7911-a167-b979fbfad1a5" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PropertyLeaseGuaranteeMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7cd7-af2b-f126f33c3586" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_FinancialGuaranteeMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7f9f-b047-b62231eb505b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_FinancialGuaranteeMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsNatureDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7911-a167-b979fbfad1a5" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_FinancialGuaranteeMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7f9f-b047-b62231eb505b" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ReceivableTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7296-98ed-877230d6186a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ReceivableTypeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsNatureDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7911-a167-b979fbfad1a5" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ReceivableTypeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7296-98ed-877230d6186a" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-71cc-9848-9e2f44e2d11c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfGuaranteeObligationsTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7b8a-bce1-171651f73379" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-71cc-9848-9e2f44e2d11c" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-71cc-9848-9e2f44e2d11c_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-71cc-9848-9e2f44e2d11c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-71cc-9848-9e2f44e2d11c_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7e7b-b17b-73716dcedbfc" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-71cc-9848-9e2f44e2d11c" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_UnderlyingAssetClassDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7e7b-b17b-73716dcedbfc" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_GuarantorObligationsContractualTerm_01a00fcb-8b04-71be-b331-2c0ab7470670" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_GuarantorObligationsContractualTerm"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7fa0-955c-81e8285375e9" xlink:to="loc_hy_GuarantorObligationsContractualTerm_01a00fcb-8b04-71be-b331-2c0ab7470670" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsMaximumExposure_01a00fcb-8b04-74e8-90db-33e98d1c6e28" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsMaximumExposure"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7fa0-955c-81e8285375e9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsMaximumExposure_01a00fcb-8b04-74e8-90db-33e98d1c6e28" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_GuarantorObligationsCollateral_01a00fcb-8b04-76c9-ad2c-b9b875d65710" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_GuarantorObligationsCollateral"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7fa0-955c-81e8285375e9" xlink:to="loc_hy_GuarantorObligationsCollateral_01a00fcb-8b04-76c9-ad2c-b9b875d65710" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_PercentageOfLoanLossesGuaranteed_01a00fcb-8b04-71c7-8366-5f80196988b5" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_PercentageOfLoanLossesGuaranteed"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7fa0-955c-81e8285375e9" xlink:to="loc_hy_PercentageOfLoanLossesGuaranteed_01a00fcb-8b04-71c7-8366-5f80196988b5" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_LoanLossesGuaranteed_01a00fcb-8b04-71e2-95d6-a6230a3bacc6" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_LoanLossesGuaranteed"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7fa0-955c-81e8285375e9" xlink:to="loc_hy_LoanLossesGuaranteed_01a00fcb-8b04-71e2-95d6-a6230a3bacc6" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_PercentageOfLoansGuaranteedToJointVenture_01a00fcb-8b04-79aa-8977-8f2743cf2002" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_PercentageOfLoansGuaranteedToJointVenture"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7fa0-955c-81e8285375e9" xlink:to="loc_hy_PercentageOfLoansGuaranteedToJointVenture_01a00fcb-8b04-79aa-8977-8f2743cf2002" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_NotesPayableRelatedPartyDueToParent_01a00fcb-8b04-7fea-834a-4d1434d5ce3e" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_NotesPayableRelatedPartyDueToParent"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7fa0-955c-81e8285375e9" xlink:to="loc_hy_NotesPayableRelatedPartyDueToParent_01a00fcb-8b04-7fea-834a-4d1434d5ce3e" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ContractualObligation_01a00fcb-8b04-7159-b9ba-6508d15f64eb" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ContractualObligation"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7fa0-955c-81e8285375e9" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ContractualObligation_01a00fcb-8b04-7159-b9ba-6508d15f64eb" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_GuarantorObligationsRelatedPartyDisclosures_01a00fcb-8b04-721b-9c68-7e5b73ba9e03" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_GuarantorObligationsRelatedPartyDisclosures"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_GuaranteeObligationsLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-7fa0-955c-81e8285375e9" xlink:to="loc_hy_GuarantorObligationsRelatedPartyDisclosures_01a00fcb-8b04-721b-9c68-7e5b73ba9e03" xlink:type="arc" order="8"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/EquityandDebtInvestments_3" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#EquityandDebtInvestments_3"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/EquityandDebtInvestments_3" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-75c4-b2a2-73a90efae631" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentsTable_01a00fcb-8b04-71d6-8f10-caa2ec194b5a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentsTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-75c4-b2a2-73a90efae631" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentsTable_01a00fcb-8b04-71d6-8f10-caa2ec194b5a" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7cc4-95a6-f2cf54b1cb50" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentsTable_01a00fcb-8b04-71d6-8f10-caa2ec194b5a" xlink:to="loc_srt_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7cc4-95a6-f2cf54b1cb50" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_EquityMethodInvesteeNameDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7cc4-95a6-f2cf54b1cb50_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_EquityMethodInvesteeNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7cc4-95a6-f2cf54b1cb50" xlink:to="loc_srt_EquityMethodInvesteeNameDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7cc4-95a6-f2cf54b1cb50_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_EquityMethodInvesteeNameDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7872-a892-ea2f69ac2056" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_EquityMethodInvesteeNameDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7cc4-95a6-f2cf54b1cb50" xlink:to="loc_srt_EquityMethodInvesteeNameDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7872-a892-ea2f69ac2056" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_EquityInvestment1Member_01a00fcb-8b04-7079-8932-4b9733b4976b" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_EquityInvestment1Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_EquityMethodInvesteeNameDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7872-a892-ea2f69ac2056" xlink:to="loc_hy_EquityInvestment1Member_01a00fcb-8b04-7079-8932-4b9733b4976b" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_EquityInvestment2Member_01a00fcb-8b04-7346-b136-78d93be4360c" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_EquityInvestment2Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_EquityMethodInvesteeNameDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7872-a892-ea2f69ac2056" xlink:to="loc_hy_EquityInvestment2Member_01a00fcb-8b04-7346-b136-78d93be4360c" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_BolzoniMember_01a00fcb-8b04-746b-ba46-9f2508cf4078" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_BolzoniMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_EquityMethodInvesteeNameDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7872-a892-ea2f69ac2056" xlink:to="loc_hy_BolzoniMember_01a00fcb-8b04-746b-ba46-9f2508cf4078" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_hy_EquityInvestment3Member_01a00fcb-8b04-7f5a-8d3b-baf4fb4c9d71" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#hy_EquityInvestment3Member"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_EquityMethodInvesteeNameDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7872-a892-ea2f69ac2056" xlink:to="loc_hy_EquityInvestment3Member_01a00fcb-8b04-7f5a-8d3b-baf4fb4c9d71" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentNonconsolidatedInvesteeAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7d69-8d89-540255083020" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentNonconsolidatedInvesteeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentsTable_01a00fcb-8b04-71d6-8f10-caa2ec194b5a" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentNonconsolidatedInvesteeAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7d69-8d89-540255083020" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentNonconsolidatedInvesteeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7d69-8d89-540255083020_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentNonconsolidatedInvesteeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentNonconsolidatedInvesteeAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7d69-8d89-540255083020" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentNonconsolidatedInvesteeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7d69-8d89-540255083020_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentNonconsolidatedInvesteeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7085-83c5-be76eecfb64b" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentNonconsolidatedInvesteeDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentNonconsolidatedInvesteeAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7d69-8d89-540255083020" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentNonconsolidatedInvesteeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7085-83c5-be76eecfb64b" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentNonconsolidatedInvesteeOrGroupOfInvesteesMember_01a00fcb-8b04-72da-96c5-3af4a62f8ee6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentNonconsolidatedInvesteeOrGroupOfInvesteesMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentNonconsolidatedInvesteeDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7085-83c5-be76eecfb64b" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentNonconsolidatedInvesteeOrGroupOfInvesteesMember_01a00fcb-8b04-72da-96c5-3af4a62f8ee6" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage_01a00fcb-8b04-7a27-adaf-ecbba3c0be2e" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-75c4-b2a2-73a90efae631" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage_01a00fcb-8b04-7a27-adaf-ecbba3c0be2e" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments_01a00fcb-8b04-77a7-9c1f-60421a52540c" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-75c4-b2a2-73a90efae631" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestments_01a00fcb-8b04-77a7-9c1f-60421a52540c" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions_01a00fcb-8b04-79b6-b1f8-5152a673d066" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-75c4-b2a2-73a90efae631" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions_01a00fcb-8b04-79b6-b1f8-5152a673d066" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_DebtSecurities_01a00fcb-8b04-760f-8a1a-41728b250c2d" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_DebtSecurities"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-75c4-b2a2-73a90efae631" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_DebtSecurities_01a00fcb-8b04-760f-8a1a-41728b250c2d" xlink:type="arc" order="3"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_Revenues_01a00fcb-8b04-7d3a-857f-f184c0ff5112" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_Revenues"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-75c4-b2a2-73a90efae631" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_Revenues_01a00fcb-8b04-7d3a-857f-f184c0ff5112" xlink:type="arc" order="4"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_GrossProfit_01a00fcb-8b04-77ed-9c36-382b437b129a" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_GrossProfit"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-75c4-b2a2-73a90efae631" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_GrossProfit_01a00fcb-8b04-77ed-9c36-382b437b129a" xlink:type="arc" order="5"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations_01a00fcb-8b04-7768-9234-1a97b2eba014" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-75c4-b2a2-73a90efae631" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperations_01a00fcb-8b04-7768-9234-1a97b2eba014" xlink:type="arc" order="6"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss_01a00fcb-8b04-7099-87c4-8af447881003" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-75c4-b2a2-73a90efae631" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss_01a00fcb-8b04-7099-87c4-8af447881003" xlink:type="arc" order="7"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
  <link:roleRef roleURI="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/RestructuringandRelatedActivitiesDetails" xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="hy-20260930.xsd#RestructuringandRelatedActivitiesDetails"/>
  <link:definitionLink xlink:role="http://www.hyster-yale.com/role/RestructuringandRelatedActivitiesDetails" xlink:type="extended">
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-747c-b164-4935b2a07892" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_StatementLineItems"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfRestructuringAndRelatedCostsTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7a22-9785-fd005fea8556" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfRestructuringAndRelatedCostsTable"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/all" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-747c-b164-4935b2a07892" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfRestructuringAndRelatedCostsTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7a22-9785-fd005fea8556" xlink:type="arc" order="1" xbrldt:closed="true" xbrldt:contextElement="segment"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-797a-aab5-cfc1c9359a27" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_StatementScenarioAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfRestructuringAndRelatedCostsTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7a22-9785-fd005fea8556" xlink:to="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-797a-aab5-cfc1c9359a27" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-797a-aab5-cfc1c9359a27_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-797a-aab5-cfc1c9359a27" xlink:to="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-797a-aab5-cfc1c9359a27_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7c9b-b394-44e7aeaf61c6" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_StatementScenarioAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-797a-aab5-cfc1c9359a27" xlink:to="loc_srt_ScenarioUnspecifiedDomain_01a00fcb-8b04-7c9b-b394-44e7aeaf61c6" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_RangeAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7f11-82f6-d309b08c6058" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_RangeAxis"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/hypercube-dimension" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_ScheduleOfRestructuringAndRelatedCostsTable_01a00fcb-8b04-7a22-9785-fd005fea8556" xlink:to="loc_srt_RangeAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7f11-82f6-d309b08c6058" xlink:type="arc" order="2"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_RangeMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7f11-82f6-d309b08c6058_default" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_RangeMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-default" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7f11-82f6-d309b08c6058" xlink:to="loc_srt_RangeMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7f11-82f6-d309b08c6058_default" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_RangeMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7dbe-a79a-951b3257ea93" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_RangeMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/dimension-domain" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeAxis_01a00fcb-8b04-7f11-82f6-d309b08c6058" xlink:to="loc_srt_RangeMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7dbe-a79a-951b3257ea93" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_MinimumMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7226-994c-56b91438a9f4" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_MinimumMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7dbe-a79a-951b3257ea93" xlink:to="loc_srt_MinimumMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7226-994c-56b91438a9f4" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_srt_MaximumMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7f37-ad7c-2ddf6f75c064" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/srt/2026/elts/srt-2026.xsd#srt_MaximumMember"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_srt_RangeMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7dbe-a79a-951b3257ea93" xlink:to="loc_srt_MaximumMember_01a00fcb-8b04-7f37-ad7c-2ddf6f75c064" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_RestructuringReserve_01a00fcb-8b04-7a7b-b387-1f242ae18454" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_RestructuringReserve"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-747c-b164-4935b2a07892" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_RestructuringReserve_01a00fcb-8b04-7a7b-b387-1f242ae18454" xlink:type="arc" order="0"/>
    <link:loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:label="loc_us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring_01a00fcb-8b04-73f1-aae9-fb5611ab5491" xlink:href="https://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2026/elts/us-gaap-2026.xsd#us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring"/>
    <link:definitionArc xlink:arcrole="http://xbrl.org/int/dim/arcrole/domain-member" xlink:from="loc_us-gaap_StatementLineItems_01a00fcb-8b04-747c-b164-4935b2a07892" xlink:to="loc_us-gaap_PaymentsForRestructuring_01a00fcb-8b04-73f1-aae9-fb5611ab5491" xlink:type="arc" order="1"/>
  </link:definitionLink>
</link:linkbase>
