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Elevator
Meaning
Noun
●
Anything that
raises
or uplifts.
●
In American English, Australian English & Canadian English:
A
permanent
construction
with a
built-in
platform
or
cab
that can be
raised
and
lowered
, used to
transport
people and
goods
, as between different
floors
of a building.
●
A
silo
used for
storing
wheat
,
corn
or other
grain
(grain elevator).
●
In Aeronautics:
A
control surface
of an
aircraft
responsible
for
controlling
the
pitching
motion
of the machine.
●
A
dental
instrument
used to
pry
up ("elevate")
teeth
in
difficult
extractions
, or
depressed
portions
of bone.
●
In Anatomy:
Any
muscle
that
serves
to
raise
a part of the body, such as the
leg
or the eye.
●
A type of
shoe
having an
insert
lift
to make the
wearer
appear
taller.
Verb
●
To
move in
an elevator.
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