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Elevator Floor Noun Bre ˈelɪveɪtə(R ˈelɪveɪtər Harbour Giant

Word elevator
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈelɪveɪtə(r) / NAmE / ˈelɪveɪtər /
Example
  • it's on the fifth floor, so we'd better take the elevator.
  • in the harbour a giant elevator stores prairie grain.
  • he rode the elevator to the 43rd floor.
  • one guy fell down the elevator shaft.
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elevator

(noun)BrE / ˈelɪveɪtə(r) / NAmE / ˈelɪveɪtər /
  1. a machine that carries people or goods up and down to different levels in a building or a mine
    • It's on the fifth floor, so we'd better take the elevator.
  2. a place for storing large quantities of grain
    • In the harbour a giant elevator stores prairie grain.
  3. a part in the tail of an aircraft that is moved to make it go up and down
    • See related entries: Parts of a plane
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/parts_of_a_plane/elevator_2

    Extra Examples

    • He rode the elevator to the 43rd floor.
    • One guy fell down the elevator shaft.
    • The agents in the station sent the checked baggage down stairs on a freight elevator.
    • The elevator dinged and the door opened.
    • The elevator doors closed behind her.
    • We took a creaky old elevator up to the third floor.
    • York pressed the button to call the elevator.

    Word Origin

    • mid 17th cent. (denoting a muscle): modern Latin, from Latin elevare ‘raise’; in later use directly from elevate.
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