Elevator
11Elevator — Elevātor (lat.), Aufzüge aller Art, insbes. Maschinen mit becher oder kübelförmigen Fördergefäßen auf endlosen, über zwei Wellen gespannten Ketten …
12elevator — is the word used in AmE and sometimes elsewhere for what in BrE is called lift. However, Americans as well as Britons use the word ski lift for the device that carries skiers up a slope …
13elevator — [n] lift conveyor, dumbwaiter, escala tor, hoist; concept 196 …
14elevator — ► NOUN 1) N. Amer. a platform or compartment housed in a shaft for raising and lowering people or things. 2) a machine consisting of an endless belt with scoops attached, used for raising grain. 3) N. Amer. a tall building used for storing grain …
15Elevator — For other uses, see Elevator (disambiguation). A set of lifts in the lower level of a London Underground station. The arrows indicate each elevator s position and direction of travel …
16elevator — /el euh vay teuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that elevates or raises. 2. a moving platform or cage for carrying passengers or freight from one level to another, as in a building. 3. any of various mechanical devices for raising objects or… …
17elevator — n. (AE for 1 6; BE has lift) device for raising and lowering people and freight 1) to operate an elevator (an elevator operator operates an elevator) 2) to take an elevator (we took the elevator to the tenth floor) 3) a down; express; self… …
18elevator — noun (AmE) ⇨ See also ↑lift ADJECTIVE ▪ glass ▪ express, high speed ▪ creaky ▪ We took a creaky old elevator up to the third floor …
19elevator — ELEVÁTOR1, elevatoare, s.n. 1. Instalaţie care serveşte la transportarea materialelor (grele) pe direcţie verticală sau aproape verticală şi pe distanţe relativ mici. 2. Unealtă cu care se prind şi se manevrează prăjinile de foraj, burlanele etc …
20elevator — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. lift; granary, silo. See elevation, store. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Machine for lifting] Syn. lift, escalator, conveyor, endless belt, endless chain, buckets, elevator stack, chairlift, aerial tramway,… …
