elevator
IPA: ˈɛɫʌveɪtɝ
noun
- Anything that raises or uplifts.
- (Canada, US, Australia) 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.
- A silo used for storing wheat, corn or other grain (grain elevator).
- (aeronautics) A control surface of an aircraft responsible for controlling the pitching motion of the machine.
- A dental instrument used to pry up ("elevate") teeth in difficult extractions, or depressed portions of bone.
- (anatomy) Any muscle that serves to raise a part of the body, such as the leg or the eye.
- A type of shoe having an insert lift to make the wearer appear taller.
verb
- (informal, intransitive) To move in an elevator.
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Examples of "elevator" in Sentences
- Osaka confuses the escalator with the elevator.
- Jerry speeds to the elevator in the refrigerator.
- The elevator was in repletion so some people had to walk on the stairs.
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