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elevator
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el·e·va·tor  (l-vtr)
n.
1.
a. A platform or an enclosure raised and lowered in a vertical shaft to transport people or freight.
b. The enclosure or platform with its operating equipment, motor, cables, and accessories.
2. A movable control surface, usually attached to the horizontal stabilizer of an aircraft, that is used to produce motion up or down.
3. A mechanism, often with buckets or scoops attached to a conveyor, used for hoisting materials.
4. A granary equipped with devices for hoisting and discharging grain.

elevator
Noun
1. Austral, US & Canad a lift for carrying people
2. a mechanical hoist
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.elevatorelevator - 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
building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"
elevator car, car - where passengers ride up and down; "the car was on the top floor"
dumbwaiter, food elevator - a small elevator used to convey food (or other goods) from one floor of a building to another
freight elevator, service elevator - an elevator designed for carrying freight
lifting device - a device for lifting heavy loads
paternoster - a type of lift having a chain of open compartments that move continually in an endless loop so that (agile) passengers can step on or off at each floor
2.elevator - the airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend
aerofoil, airfoil, control surface, surface - a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
horizontal tail - the horizontal stabilizer and elevator in the tail assembly of an aircraft
Translations
elevator [ˈɛlɪveɪtəʳ] n (US) → ascensor m; elevador m (LAM)
elevator [ˈɛlɪveɪtəʳ] n (in warehouse etc) → élévateur m, monte-charge m inv;
(US) (= lift); ascenseur m
elevator [ˈɛlɪveɪtəʳ] n (US) → Aufzug m, Fahrstuhl m;
(in warehouse etc) → Lastenaufzug m
elevator [ˈɛlɪveɪtəʳ] nelevatore m;
(US) (= lift); ascensore m


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