elevator
noun
el·e·va·tor
ˈe-lə-ˌvā-tər 
1
: one that raises or lifts something up: such as
a
: an endless belt or chain conveyor with cleats, scoops, or buckets for raising material
b
: a cage or platform and its hoisting machinery for conveying people or things to different levels
c
2
: a movable airfoil usually attached to the tailplane of an airplane for controlling pitch see airplane illustration
Examples of elevator in a Sentence
We took the elevator to the 10th floor.
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Of course, the team saves Ruiz, but my Spidey senses flared when Ben gets in an elevator to head back out into danger and essentially tells Bailey good-bye.
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Lincee Ray, EW.com, 31 May 2024
Beginning in May 2013, the elevator was down for nearly a month.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 29 May 2024
The Oak Grove Senior Terrace Apartments have been red-tagged by the city, after a clogged wastewater line could have leaked into the electrical panel for the building’s elevator, said Ed Cafasso, a spokesperson for the property.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 27 May 2024
In the footage, Ventura, now 37, is seen leaving a hotel room at the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles and walking down a hallway to an elevator.
—Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024
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Lincee Ray, EW.com, 31 May 2024
Beginning in May 2013, the elevator was down for nearly a month.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 29 May 2024
The Oak Grove Senior Terrace Apartments have been red-tagged by the city, after a clogged wastewater line could have leaked into the electrical panel for the building’s elevator, said Ed Cafasso, a spokesperson for the property.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 27 May 2024
In the footage, Ventura, now 37, is seen leaving a hotel room at the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles and walking down a hallway to an elevator.
—Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 23 May 2024
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elevator
noun
el·e·va·tor
ˈel-ə-ˌvāt-ər
1
a
: a continuous belt or chain conveyor for raising material
b
: a cage or platform and its hoisting machinery for carrying things or people to different levels
c
: a building for elevating, storing, unloading, and sometimes grinding grain
called also grain elevator
2
: a movable device shaped like a wing that is usually attached to the tail of an airplane for producing motion up or down
Medical Definition
elevator
noun
el·e·va·tor
ˈel-ə-ˌvāt-ər
1
: a dental instrument for removing teeth or the roots of teeth which cannot be gripped with a forceps
2
: a surgical instrument for raising a depressed part (as a bone) or for separating contiguous parts
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