Elevator meaning

What does “elevator” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“elevator” is a noun with 2 meanings. Its most common meaning is: 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.

elevator

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

    Synonymslift
  2. the airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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