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1. (n.) elevator
a person or thing that elevates or raises.
2. elevator
a moving platform or cage for carrying passengers or freight from one level to another, as in a building.
3. elevator
any of various mechanical devices for raising objects or materials.
4. elevator
a building in which grain is stored and handled by means of mechanical elevator and conveyor devices.
5. elevator
a hinged horizontal surface used on the wing of an aircraft to control its longitudinal inclination.
Etymology: (1640–50; < LL)
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| Definition of 'elevator' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) elevator, lift
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
2. (noun) elevator
the airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend
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1. (noun) elevator
a machine that carries people to different floors of a building
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| Definition of 'elevator' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) elevator
one who, or that which, raises or lifts up anything
2. (noun) elevator
a mechanical contrivance, usually an endless belt or chain with a series of scoops or buckets, for transferring grain to an upper loft for storage
3. (noun) elevator
a cage or platform and the hoisting machinery in a hotel, warehouse, mine, etc., for conveying persons, goods, etc., to or from different floors or levels; -- called in England a lift; the cage or platform itself
4. (noun) elevator
a building for elevating, storing, and discharging, grain
5. (noun) elevator
a muscle which serves to raise a part of the body, as the leg or the eye
6. (noun) elevator
an instrument for raising a depressed portion of a bone
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Sense: (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.
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 Afrikaans: hysbak |
 Arabic: رافِعَه، مِصْعَد |
 Bulgarian: асансьор |
 Brazilian: elevador |
 Czech: výtah |
 German: der Fahrstuhl |
 Danish: elevator |
 Greek: ασανσέρ |
 Spanish: ascensor, elevador, monta |
 Estonian: lift |
 Farsi: آسانسور |
 Finnish: hissi |
 French: ascenseur |
 Hebrew: מַעֲלִית |
 Hindi: लिफ्ट |
 Croatian: dizalo |
 Hungarian: lift |
 Indonesian: lift |
 Icelandic: lyfta |
 Italian: ascensore |
 Japanese: エレベーター |
 Korean: 엘리베이터 |
 Lithuanian: liftas |
 Latvian: lifts |
 Malay: lif |
 Dutch: lift |
 Norwegian: heis, elevator |
 Polish: winda |
 Persian: آسانسور |
 Pashto: دغلې ګودام، اسانسور، لفت |
 Portuguese: elevador |
 Romanian: lift |
 Russian: лифт |
 Slovak: výťah |
 Slovenian: dvigalo |
 Serbian: lift |
 Swedish: hiss |
 Thai: ลิฟท์ |
 Turkish: asansör |
 Taiwanese: 電梯 |
 Ukrainian: ліфт |
 Urdu: رافع مشین |
 Vietnamese: thang máy |
 Chinese: 电梯 |
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