el·e·va·tor

(ĕl′ə-vā′tər)

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. See grain elevator.

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elevator

(ˈɛlɪˌveɪtə)

1. a person or thing that elevates

2. (Mechanical Engineering) chiefly US a mechanical hoist for raising something, esp grain or coal, often consisting of a chain of scoops linked together on a conveyor belt

3. (Mechanical Engineering) chiefly US and Canadian a platform, compartment, or cage raised or lowered in a vertical shaft to transport persons or goods in a building. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): lift

4. (Agriculture) chiefly US and Canadian a large granary equipped with an elevator and, usually, facilities for cleaning and grading the grain

5. (Physiology) any muscle that raises a part of the body

6. (Surgery) a surgical instrument for lifting a part of the body

7. (Aeronautics) a control surface on the tailplane of an aircraft, for making it climb or descend

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el•e•va•tor

(ˈɛl əˌveɪ tər)

n.

1. a person or thing that elevates or raises.

2. a moving platform or cage for carrying passengers or freight from one level to another, as in a building.

3. any of various mechanical devices for raising objects or materials.

4. a building in which grain is stored and handled by means of mechanical elevator and conveyor devices.

5. a hinged horizontal surface used on the wing of an aircraft to control its longitudinal inclination.

[1640–50; < Late Latin]

lift

– elevator

1. 'lift'

In British English, a lift is a device that moves up and down inside a tall building and carries people from one floor to another.

I took the lift to the eighth floor.

2. 'elevator'

In American English, a device like this is called an elevator.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	elevator - 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 lift 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

elevator

(U.S.)

noun lift, hoist, paternoster Markham emerged from the guest elevator into the lobby.

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Translations

رافِعَه، مِصْعَدمَخْزَن حُبوبمِصْعَدٌ

výtah

elevatorkornsilo

Fahrstuhl Getreidesilo Lift Aufzug

ανελκυστήρας ασανσέρ

ascensor elevador montacargas elevador de granos

hissi

ascenseur silo

dizalo

gabonaraktár

korngeymsla, kornturnlyfta

ascensore elevatore

エレベーター

승강기

lift

heis kornsilo elevator

winda

elevador

лифт

silo

dvigalo

hiss

ลิฟต์

asansör kaldırma/indirme silotahıl ambarı

thang máy

电梯谷物仓库

elevator

[ˈelɪveɪtəʳ]

A. N

1. (US) (= lift) → ascensor m, elevador m (Mex)

2. (= hoist for goods) → montacargas m inv

3. (Aer) → timón m de profundidad

4. (Agr) → elevador m de granos

5. (US) (also elevator shoe) → zapato m de tacón alto

B. CPD elevator car N (US) → caja f or cabina f de ascensor
elevator shaft N (US) → hueco m del ascensor

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elevator

[ˈɛlɪveɪtə^r] n

(US) (= lift) → ascenseur m

(for grain, coal) → monte-charge m invelevator car n (US) → cabine f d'ascenseurelevator shaft n (US) → cage f d'ascenseur

elevator

(US) → Fahrstuhl m, → Lift m, → Aufzug m

(= storehouse) → Silo m

(Aviat) → Höhenruder nt

(with buckets etc) → Aufzug m; (= hoist) → Winde f

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elevator

[ˈɛlɪˌveɪtəʳ] n (Am) (lift) → ascensore m; (hoist) → montacarichi m inv

elevate

(ˈeliveit) verb

1. to raise to a higher position or to a higher rank etc. elevated to the post of manager.

2. to improve (a person's mind etc). an elevating book.

ˌeleˈvation noun

1. the act of elevating, or state of being elevated.

2. height above sea-level. at an elevation of 1,500 metres.

3. an architect's drawing of one side of a building.

ˈelevating adjective

that improves one's mind or morals. an elevating experience.

ˈelevator noun

1. (especially American) a lift or machine for raising persons, goods etc to a higher floor. There is no elevator in this shop – you will have to climb the stairs.

2. a tall storehouse for grain.

elevator

→ مِصْعَدٌ výtah elevator Fahrstuhl ανελκυστήρας ascensor hissi ascenseur dizalo ascensore エレベーター 승강기 lift heis winda elevador лифт hiss ลิฟต์ kaldırma/indirme thang máy 电梯

el·e·va·tor

n. elevador;

instrumento quirúrgico que se usa para levantar partes hendidas o para extirpar tejido óseo;

ascensor.

Is there an elevator in the building? (US)
Is there a lift in the building? (UK) → Je v budově výtah? → Er der en elevator i bygningen? → Gibt es im Gebäude einen Lift? → ¿Hay ascensor en el edificio? → Onko rakennuksessa hissiä? → Ima li ova zgrada lift? → C'è un ascensore nell'edificio? → 건물에 승강기가 있나요? → Is er een lift in het gebouw? → Er det heis i bygningen? → Czy w budynku jest winda? → Tem um elevador no prédio? → Finns det hiss i huset? → Binada asansör var mı? → 这座楼里有电梯吗？
Is there an elevator? (US)
Is there a lift? (UK) → Je tu výtah? → Er der elevator? → Gibt es einen Lift? → ¿Hay ascensor? → Onko teillä hissiä? → Il y a un ascenseur ? → Ima li dizalo? → C'è un ascensore? → 리프트가 있나요? → Is er een lift? → Er det heis? → Czy jest tu winda? → Tem um elevador? → У Вас имеется лифт? → Finns det hiss? → มีลิฟต์ไหม? → Asansör var mı? → Có thang máy không? → 有电梯吗？
Where is the elevator? (US)
Where is the lift? (UK) → Kde je výtah? → Hvor er eleatoren? → Wo ist der Lift? → ¿Dónde está el ascensor? → Missä hissi on? → Où est l'ascenseur ? → Gdje je dizalo? → Dov'è l'ascensore? → 리프트는 어디에 있나요? → Waar is de lift? → Hvor er heisen? → Gdzie jest winda? → Onde é o elevador? → Var är hissen? → Asansör nerede? → Thang máy ở đâu? → 电梯在哪儿？