ELEVATOR Definition & Meaning

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elevator

[ el-uh-vey-ter ]

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noun

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.
Aeronautics. a 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.
elevator shoe.

elevator

/ ˈɛ��ɪˌ��ɪ��ə /

noun

a person or thing that elevates
a mechanical hoist for raising something, esp grain or coal, often consisting of a chain of scoops linked together on a conveyor belt
a platform, compartment, or cage raised or lowered in a vertical shaft to transport persons or goods in a building Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)lift
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 surgical instrument for lifting a part of the body
a control surface on the tailplane of an aircraft, for making it climb or descend

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of elevator¹

1640–50; < Late Latin ŧ��ٴǰ�, equivalent to ŧ�� ( re ) ( elevate ) + -tor -tor

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Any new musical is a hard sell to investors, but especially one with an elevator pitch that’s slightly odd.

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Sandy was out there first waiting for her car so we stood by the elevator and my nutritionist said to wait because she hasn't got in the car yet.

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But Irving left behind instructions to a dark hallway with an elevator at the end — the passage to Gemma.

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He painted Tesla, a company he famously rules with nearly an iron fist, as an egalitarian workplace with "no lords and peasants," because there's no "special elevator only for senior executives."

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That’s what I found myself thinking as I exited my screening of “The Monkey” and stepped into the dreaded overhead lighting of the elevator, which promptly got stuck on the 12th floor.

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