Elevator - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈelɪveɪtər|  American pronunciation of the word elevator
Brit.  |ˈelɪveɪtə|  British pronunciation of the word elevator

noun

- 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 (syn: lift)
- the airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend

Extra examples

We took the elevator to the 10th floor.

We'll have to take the elevator.

Her office is on the top floor near the elevator.

We heard the elevator stop at the floor below.

They rode the elevator to the second floor.

The grain flowed smoothly down the elevator chute.

Wait for the elevator to descend.

An elevator was available for the shoppers' convenience.

...the congresswoman hastily made her way towards the waiting elevator...

That old elevator is a death trap.

...for privacy and quiet, we requested a hotel room that was farthest from the elevator...

It is against the law to smoke in an elevator.

We were so closely packed in the elevator I could hardly move.

She jabbed at the elevator buttons.

I don't believe it - the elevator's out again!

Word forms

noun
singular: elevator
plural: elevators
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