Definition of Elevator. Meaning of Elevator. Synonyms of Elevator

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Definition of Elevator

Elevator
Elevator El"e*va`tor, n. (A["e]ronautics) A movable plane or group of planes used to control the altitude or fore-and-aft poise or inclination of an airship or flying machine.

Meaning of Elevator from wikipedia

- An elevator (North American English) or lift (British English) is a machine that vertically transports people or freight between levels. They are typically...
- A space elevator, also referred to as a space bridge, star ladder, and orbital lift, is a proposed type of planet-to-space transportation system, often...
- (branded as the Otis Elevator Company, its former legal name) is an American company that develops, manufactures and markets elevators, escalators, moving...
- A grain elevator is a facility designed to stockpile or store grain. In the grain trade, the term "grain elevator" also describes a tower containing a...
- Elevators are flight control surfaces, usually at the rear of an aircraft, which control the aircraft's pitch, and therefore the angle of attack and the...
- An elevator pitch, elevator speech, lift speech, or elevator statement is a short description of an idea, product, or company that explains the concept...
- Elevator shoes are shoes that have thickened sections of the insoles (known as shoe lifts) under the heels to make the wearer appear taller, or "elevate"...
- A Shabbat elevator is an elevator which works in a special mode, operating automatically, to satisfy the Jewish law requiring Jews to abstain from operating...
- The Elevator is a made-for-television suspense film that first aired on February 9, 1974 as an ABC Movie of the W****. An elevator carrying a diverse group...
- An inclined elevator or inclined lift is a form of cable railway that hauls rail cars up a steep gradient. An inclined elevator consists of one or two...