Elevator Definition
ĕlə-vātər
elevators
noun
elevators
A person or thing that raises or lifts up.
Webster's New World
A platform, cage, or boxlike structure suspended by motor-operated cables, for hoisting or lowering people or things, as in a building or mine.
Webster's New World
The enclosure or platform with its operating equipment, motor, cables, and accessories.
American Heritage
A machine, usually consisting of buckets or scoops fastened to an endless belt or chain, for hoisting grain, etc., as in a warehouse.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- lift
- silo
- dumbwaiter
- hoist
- cage
- granary
- shipping-point
- storage plant
- grain-elevator
- cooperative elevator
- bin
- chute
- passenger elevator
- aerial tramway
- endless belt
Other Word Forms of Elevator
Noun
Singular:
elevator
Plural:
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