elevator
noun
el·e·va·tor
ˈe-lə-ˌvā-tər 
1
: one that raises or lifts something up: such as
a
: an endless belt or chain conveyor with cleats, scoops, or buckets for raising material
b
: a cage or platform and its hoisting machinery for conveying people or things to different levels
c
2
: a movable airfoil usually attached to the tailplane of an airplane for controlling pitch see airplane illustration
Examples of elevator in a Sentence
We took the elevator to the 10th floor.
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Taking an elevator to lower ground, Jerusalem correspondent Jeremy Diamond went on to describe the damage from previous airstrikes, adding that there hadn't been any Israeli fatalities from Iran's retaliatory fire in about a week.
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Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 24 June 2025
With an in-suite elevator, a private entrance, high ceilings and a foyer home to 100-year-old olive trees, this duplex four-bedroom penthouse is fit for royalty and celebrities, like Beyoncé and Jay-Z, who stayed here during the hotel’s grand opening.
—Natasha Amar, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
The Best Room There’s no dud among the nine bedrooms, but only one—called Hortensia, the northernmost room on the second floor—has its own elevator.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 22 June 2025
If an owner decides to do so, an elevator can be added to any of the homes later, Brown said.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 21 June 2025
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Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 24 June 2025
With an in-suite elevator, a private entrance, high ceilings and a foyer home to 100-year-old olive trees, this duplex four-bedroom penthouse is fit for royalty and celebrities, like Beyoncé and Jay-Z, who stayed here during the hotel’s grand opening.
—Natasha Amar, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
The Best Room There’s no dud among the nine bedrooms, but only one—called Hortensia, the northernmost room on the second floor—has its own elevator.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 22 June 2025
If an owner decides to do so, an elevator can be added to any of the homes later, Brown said.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 21 June 2025
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“Elevator.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/elevator. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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elevator
noun
el·e·va·tor
ˈel-ə-ˌvāt-ər
1
a
: a continuous belt or chain conveyor for raising material
b
: a cage or platform and its hoisting machinery for carrying things or people to different levels
c
: a building for elevating, storing, unloading, and sometimes grinding grain
called also grain elevator
2
: a movable device shaped like a wing that is usually attached to the tail of an airplane for producing motion up or down
Medical Definition
elevator
noun
el·e·va·tor
ˈel-ə-ˌvāt-ər
1
: a dental instrument for removing teeth or the roots of teeth which cannot be gripped with a forceps
2
: a surgical instrument for raising a depressed part (as a bone) or for separating contiguous parts
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