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elevator
[el-uh-vey-ter]
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
/ ˈɛɪˌɪə /
noun
a person or thing that elevates
a mechanical hoist for raising something, esp grain or coal, often consisting of a chain of scoops linked together on a conveyor belt
Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): lift.a platform, compartment, or cage raised or lowered in a vertical shaft to transport persons or goods in a building
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
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Example Sentences
For 15 minutes, nearly every line of dialogue could be an elevator pitch for a Roland Emmerich movie: earthquakes in California, volcanoes in Germany, a nuclear meltdown in Japan.
One agent took the man’s backpack as they handcuffed him and swiftly took him down a service elevator.
"I'm very compassionate," she barked while running for an elevator.
It included a new center field plaza with food and entertainment areas, more elevators and new bridges allowing fans to walk the entire perimeter of the stadium from any level inside the venue.
“I get in the elevator and then come out the other side and exercise a totally different part of my brain and aesthetic sensibilities.”
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