lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
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elevator::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | lift |
| Type of | lifting device |
| Has types | paternoster, freight elevator, dumbwaiter, food elevator, service elevator |
| Derivation | elevate |
elevator::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | surface, airfoil, control surface, aerofoil |
Examples of elevator
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Use the east entrance and take the elevator to the lower level's community room.
From the dailyherald.com
He received an ovation as he was wheeled into the elevator and the doors closed.
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I managed to get on the elevator, but it was packed, and I was in the very back.
From the post-gazette.com
You see them in an elevator ripping their clothes off, not worrying about socks.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Don't offer to sell any of these freshmen keys to the elevator for five dollars.
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Hedke's renovation was more expensive because it needed an elevator, Savel said.
From the freep.com
Outside court, Dymally scurried to an elevator and declined to answer questions.
From the washingtonpost.com
The elevator will be installed where the women's bathroom is on the first floor.
From the timesunion.com
Another elevator only reaches to a depth of 510 meters, or more than 1,670 feet.
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- Lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
- The airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend
- An elevator (or lift) is a vertical transport equipment that efficiently moves people or goods between floors (levels, decks) of a building, vessel or other structure. ...
- Elevators are control surfaces, usually at the rear of an aircraft, which control the aircraft's orientation by changing the pitch of the aircraft, and so also the angle of attack of the wing. In simplified terms, they make the aircraft nose-up or nose-down. ...
- Elevator is a band from Moncton, New Brunswick. Started in 1994 as Elevator To Hell, a solo outlet for Eric's Trip lead man Rick White, the project eventually grew to include Eric's Trip drummer Mark Gaudet and White's ex-wife Tara on bass. The band mainly produces hauntingly lo-fi psychedelia.
- Elevator is a 1979 rock album by the Bay City Rollers. Having replaced longtime lead singer Les McKeown with Duncan Faure, the group shortened their name to simply The Rollers, and pursued a more rocking, power-pop sound than their previous work.
- "Elevator" is a song by American rapper Eminem, featured on his 2009 album Relapse: Refill, the re-release of his album Relapse. "Elevator" was the second single released on December 15, released the same day as "Hell Breaks Loose".
- Elevator is an EP released in 2001 by Epicure.
- Permanent construction with a built-in platform that is lifted vertically; A silo used for storing wheat, corn or other grain (grain elevator); A control surface of an aircraft responsible for controling the pitching motion of the machine; Trademark for a type of shoe having an insert lift to ...
