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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024el•e•va•tor /ˈɛləˌveɪtɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Mechanical Engineeringa moving platform or cage for carrying passengers or freight from one level to another, as in a building.
- a building in which grain is stored and handled by means of a mechanical elevator and conveyor devices.
See -lev-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024el•e•va•tor (el′ə vā′tər),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
- Aeronauticsa 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.
- ClothingSee elevator shoe.
- Late Latin ēlevātor, equivalent. to ēlevā(re) (see elevate) + -tor -tor
- 1640–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: elevator /ˈɛlɪˌveɪtə/ n - a person or thing that elevates
- chiefly US a mechanical hoist for raising something, esp grain or coal, often consisting of a chain of scoops linked together on a conveyor belt
- chiefly US Canadian 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 control surface on the tailplane of an aircraft, for making it climb or descend
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