单词 | sky lobby |
释义 | > as lemmassky lobby sky lobby n. a lobby situated in an upper storey of a skyscraper serving as an interchange between two sets of elevators, esp. between express elevators from ground level and local elevators serving upper floors. ΚΠ 1964 Laborer Feb. 15/1 The 41st and 74th floors will be called ‘skylobbies’ and will be connected with the main floor by large high-speed elevators. 1985 N.Y. New Amsterdam News 1 June 8/4 (caption) Sponsored by AT&T the affair was held in the posh sky lobby of its new communications building on Madison Ave. 1999 Financial Times 20 Oct. 22/4 Sky lobbies, or intermediate transfer stations, also reduce the number of lift shafts. 2011 L. Manning Everything Moves 3 Twelve express elevators serve the 78th floor sky lobby, where I will catch a second elevator to reach my 105th-floor office. < as lemmas |
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