elevator

/หˆษ›l.ษ™.veษช.tษš/

IPA: /EH1 L AH0 V EY0 T ER0/

noun
  1. 1

    Anything that raises or uplifts.

  2. 2

    A permanent construction with a built-in platform that is lifted vertically, used to transport people and goods.

  3. 3

    A silo used for storing wheat, corn or other grain (grain elevator)

  4. 4

    A control surface of an aircraft responsible for controling the pitching motion of the machine.

  5. 5

    A dental instrument used to pry up ("elevate") teeth in difficult extractions, or depressed portions of bone.

  6. 6

    Any muscle that serves to raise a part of the body, such as the leg or the eye.

  7. 7

    A type of shoe having an insert lift to make the wearer appear taller.

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Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/elevator