elevator

[ el-uh-vey-ter ]

/ ˈɛl əˌveɪ tər /

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noun

a person or thing that elevates or raises.

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

any of various mechanical devices for raising objects or materials.

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

Aeronautics. a hinged horizontal surface on an airplane or the like, used to control the longitudinal inclination and usually placed at the tail end of the fuselage.

elevator shoe.

Words nearby elevator

elevate, elevated, elevated railroad, elevated railway, elevation, elevator, elevator muscle of angle of mouth, elevator muscle of anus, elevator muscle of prostate, elevator muscle of scapula, elevator muscle of soft palate

Origin of elevator

1640–50; < Late Latin ēlevātor, equivalent to ēlevā(re) (see elevate) + -tor -tor

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Examples from the Web for elevator

Everybody is trapped in an elevator together and tempers run a little hot.
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At that meeting, Rice told the Commissioner that he had hit Mrs. Rice in the elevator.
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Det. Johnson left in an elevator and I found myself alone in the building, save two women in the dispatch center.
The Disappearing Cops of East St. Louis|Justin Glawe|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yesterday, as I went up and down in the elevator, I could see men working there.
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Just the other day, the employee watched another mother freak out after her daughter licked some of the buttons in an elevator.
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Of the changes to be observed, the most interesting concern the elevator and rear-rudder.
The Aeroplane|Claude Grahame-White and Harry Harper
He was about to press the elevator button, but he did not like to present himself gory to the elevator-boy.
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It was my felicity to catch a grain steamer and an elevator emptying that same steamer.
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At a quarter to eleven Herbert Bayliss emerged from the elevator.
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The elevator went down, and Bob Moore left the car to return to his book.
In the Onyx Lobby|Carolyn Wells

British Dictionary definitions for elevator

elevator

/ (ˈɛlɪˌveɪtə) /

noun

a person or thing that elevates

mainly US a mechanical hoist for raising something, esp grain or coal, often consisting of a chain of scoops linked together on a conveyor belt

mainly US and Canadian a platform, compartment, or cage raised or lowered in a vertical shaft to transport persons or goods in a buildingAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): lift

mainly US and Canadian a large granary equipped with an elevator and, usually, facilities for cleaning and grading the grain

any muscle that raises a part of the body

a surgical instrument for lifting a part of the body

a control surface on the tailplane of an aircraft, for making it climb or descend

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medicine definitions for elevator

elevator

[ ĕl′ə-vā′tər ]

n.

A surgical instrument used to elevate tissues or to raise a sunken part, such as a depressed fragment of bone.

A dental instrument used to remove teeth or parts of teeth that cannot be gripped with a forceps or to loosen teeth and roots before using forceps.

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