elevator
/หษl.ษ.veษช.tษ/IPA: /EH1 L AH0 V EY0 T ER0/
noun
- 1
Anything that raises or uplifts.
- 2
A permanent construction with a built-in platform that is lifted vertically, used to transport people and goods.
- 3
A silo used for storing wheat, corn or other grain (grain elevator)
- 4
A control surface of an aircraft responsible for controling the pitching motion of the machine.
- 5
A dental instrument used to pry up ("elevate") teeth in difficult extractions, or depressed portions of bone.
- 6
Any muscle that serves to raise a part of the body, such as the leg or the eye.
- 7
A type of shoe having an insert lift to make the wearer appear taller.
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