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cage	any of several similar enclosures for people, such as a cashier's cage or an elevator car. [1/4 definitions]
car	an enclosure for carrying people, as in an elevator or balloon. [1/3 definitions]
dumbwaiter	a small, sometimes hand-operated elevator that is used for transporting items such as food or garbage between floors of a building.
elevator	a grain storage structure equipped to lift and pour out grain; grain elevator. [1/3 definitions]
hoist	mechanical means, such as ropes and pulleys or an elevator, for lifting heavy or bulky loads. [1/3 definitions]
walkup	an apartment or office located above the ground floor in a building with no elevator. [1/2 definitions]
well²	a vertical space within a building that extends through its floors and contains the stairs, an elevator, or heat and air shafts. [1/7 definitions]

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