Meaning & Definition of Elevator in English
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Elevator
/ɛləvetər/
noun
1. 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
synonym:
- elevator,
- lift
2. The airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend
synonym:
- elevator
Examples of using
The visitors were herded into the elevator.
That elevator is for freight only.
Tom waited for the elevator.