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elevator

/ˈɛlɪveɪtə/

/ˈɛlɪˌveɪtər/

Translations

elevatornoun

elevators

/ˈɛlɪveɪtə/

/ˈɛlɪˌveɪtər/

The elevator is out of order.

Лифт не работает.

Additional translations

грузовой лифт

подъёмная машина

Synonyms

elevatoradjective

/ˈɛlɪveɪtə/

/ˈɛləˌveɪtər/

Used only attributively before a noun and non-gradable (e.g., elevator shaft, elevator button).

Synonyms

elevatornoun

A platform or compartment housed in a shaft for raising and lowering people or things to different floors or levels.

She took the elevator to the fifth floor of the building.

A tall building, tower, or silo equipped with machinery for lifting, storing, and loading grain or other bulk materials.

The wheat was taken to the local elevator for storage after harvest.

A movable flap on the tail of an aircraft, used to control the pitch of the aircraft.

The pilot adjusted the elevator to stabilize the plane during turbulence.

A surgical instrument with a thin blade used to loosen or lift tissue, bone, or teeth during medical or dental procedures.

The dentist selected an elevator to luxate the molar before extraction.

elevatoradjective

Relating to or intended for use with an elevator (used before a noun).

The elevator control panel was upgraded last year.