| elevator | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. 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. |
| ~ building, edifice | a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place.; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice" |
| ~ elevator car, car | where passengers ride up and down.; "the car was on the top floor" |
| ~ dumbwaiter, food elevator | a small elevator used to convey food (or other goods) from one floor of a building to another. |
| ~ freight elevator, service elevator | an elevator designed for carrying freight. |
| ~ lifting device | a device for lifting heavy loads. |
| ~ paternoster | a type of lift having a chain of open compartments that move continually in an endless loop so that (agile) passengers can step on or off at each floor. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. elevator | the airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend. |
| ~ aerofoil, airfoil, control surface, surface | a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight. |
| ~ horizontal tail | the horizontal stabilizer and elevator in the tail assembly of an aircraft. |
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