elevator

US /ˈɛləˌvetɚ/

UK /'elɪveɪtə(r)/

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n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Machine that carries people between floors
The elevator broke down again with me trapped inside
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A building for storing grain, equipped with machinery for raising and distributing it.
The grain elevator is used to store and distribute harvested grains.
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A movable control surface on the tailplane of an aircraft, used to control the aircraft's pitch.
The pilot adjusted the elevators to control the aircraft's pitch.
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A surgical instrument for raising a depressed part or dissecting tissue.
The surgeon used an elevator to lift the periosteum from the bone.
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A muscle that raises a body part.
The elevator muscles in the back help maintain posture.

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