elevator synonyms

elevator

n.

  1. Machine for lifting

    lift, escalator, conveyor, endless belt, endless chain, buckets, elevator stack, chairlift, aerial tramway, passenger elevator, freight elevator, automatic elevator, hoist, dumbwaiter, chute.

  2. A building handling grain

    grain elevator, bin, storage plant, shipping point, granary, cooperative elevator, silo; see also storehouse.

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