elevator
noun
a person or thing that elevates or raises.
elevators
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pluralof elevator.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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If the HOA has a shortfall of funds or doesn’t properly maintain common areas such as elevators and swimming pools, the burden falls on all homeowners in the HOA to pay for repairs.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026
On the 13th floor of a high rise, elevators open up to a light-filled office with cactus plants, a small library and a coffee bar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Pilots could vent buoyant gas, release water carried for ballast or adjust the angle of elevators on the tail, which operated like those on an airplane.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Whoosh up in the glass-tube elevators to the massive fourth floor to begin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Annie and I got into separate elevators and raced each other up to the forty-ninth floor and then back down to street level.
From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman
