elevator
/ˈɛləˌveɪtə/
A permanent construction with a built-in platform or cab that can be raised and lowered, used to transport people and goods, as between different floors of a building; Anything that raises or uplifts; A silo used for storing wheat, corn or other grain
- plural
- elevators
Meanings
- 1
A permanent construction with a built-in platform or cab that can be raised and lowered, used to transport people and goods, as between different floors of a building
We went down by elevator.
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Is there an elevator here?
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- 2
Anything that raises or uplifts
- 3
A silo used for storing wheat, corn or other grain (grain elevator)
- 4
A control surface of an aircraft responsible for controlling the pitching motion of the machinerare
- 5
A dental instrument used to pry up ("elevate") teeth in difficult extractions, or depressed portions of bonerare
- 6
Any muscle that serves to raise a part of the body, such as the leg or the eyerare
- 7
A type of shoe having an insert lift to make the wearer appear tallerrare