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.

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Origin of elevator

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

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

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How to use elevator in a sentence

Never mind that this particular trip involves a drive of only four miles from home and a short elevator ride to our seats.
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They’re willing to pay, but then the elevator’s completely full.
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Staircases, elevators, and escalators will be labeled to keep everybody moving in the same direction.
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Co-workers do not bump into one another on the elevator or in hallways.
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In terms of load times, elevator rides have been cut down significantly, with the option to skip them entirely to return to gameplay as quick as possible.
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Everybody is trapped in an elevator together and tempers run a little hot.
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The figure enters the elevator and is then seen quickly leaving the mall, black cloth flapping behind it.
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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.
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Yesterday, as I went up and down in the elevator, I could see men working there.
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They went up in the passenger elevator in the main building of the plant to a sort of glassed-in roof garden.
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If therefore he should leave elevator shafts, or hatchways unguarded, he would be clearly liable for the consequences.
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Behind him, a lobby lounger moved over to the elevator boy, jerking his chin in Wilson Lamb's direction as he asked a question.
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She took the elevator, which carried her to an upper floor into the region of the ladies' waiting-rooms.
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The elevator company must keep on hand enough grain to meet all outstanding receipts.
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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

Medical definitions for elevator

elevator

[ ĕl′ə-vā′tər ]

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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