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el·e·va·tor
 elevator
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a machine which raises or lifts, esp. a platform or enclosure in a vertical shaft, with its equipment and parts, used to raise and lower people or goods from one level to another in a building.
- similar words:
- hoist, lift
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| definition 2: |
a grain storage structure equipped to lift and pour out grain; grain elevator.
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| definition 3: |
in aircraft, a hinged movable horizontal surface whose position is altered to produce up or down movement of the craft.
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car |
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