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elevator - 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 |
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lifting device a device for lifting heavy loads
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edifice,
building a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"
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elevator car,
car a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work"
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dumbwaiter,
food elevator a small elevator used to convey food (or other goods) from one floor of a building to another
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freight elevator,
service elevator an elevator designed for carrying freight
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paternoster a type of lift having a chain of open compartments that move continually in an endless loop so that (agile) passengers can step on or off at each floor
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elevator - the airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend |
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aerofoil,
airfoil,
control surface,
surface a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
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horizontal tail the horizontal stabilizer and elevator in the tail assembly of an aircraft
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