elevator
Definition
- n. 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
- n. the airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend
Word forms
- Plural
- elevators
Example sentences
n.
We took the elevator to the tenth floor because the stairs were too steep.
n.
The elevator is used to move the materials to different levels in the factory.