Meaning of elevator in English

(Definition of elevator from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of elevator from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of elevator from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of elevator

elevator
His ivory tower has always been equipped with a high-speed elevator.
Can it discover optimal strategies for dispatching elevators in skyscrapers and for channel allocation in cellular telephone systems?
Crops and other farm products were largely marketed through the local grain elevator or wholesaler (83.2%) and through an industry operation (70.3%).
Combines could cost up to $3,000 and the owner had also to purchase a tractor, and a truck to haul grain to the elevator.
The emphasis, however, remains with the noisy aspects of the elevator.
One may also find it very hard to detect an elevator that is smoothly accelerating.
A sub-group of the grain elevator typology are concrete silos in which cylindrical forms predominate.
The elevators were frequently not working, increasing the sense of isolation, especially for the elderly.
But one always knows when an old, poorly maintained elevator is on the move - not because it's accelerating, but because the acceleration is changing rapidly.
The installation of elevators in the early 1900s no doubt helped with handling the blood.
The 1888, 1889, and 1897 investigations covered a variety of industries, including sugar, oil, rubber, grain elevators, and transportation of dairy products.
A neurologist discussed motion sickness in elevators, emphasizing the need for height limitations.
The optical change is equivalent to that produced by an imaginary elevator that rises at a constant rate along the tilted line.
Examples of this would include vacation, executive, relocate, concertise, elevator and medication.
Railroads could purchase up to 1/3 of the stock of grain elevators that the railroad serviced.
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Collocations with elevator

elevator

These are words often used in combination with elevator.

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elevator operator
She then took on odd jobs, such as truck driver, dental receptionist, and even elevator operator, after 1949.
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elevator shaft
Is someone going to fall down an elevator shaft?
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freight elevator
The backstage features comfort rooms as well as access to the building's freight elevator.
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Translations of elevator

in Chinese (Traditional)
電梯, (裝有傳送帶,用以卸貨、裝貨或搬運糧食入庫的)升降機,起卸機…
in Chinese (Simplified)
电梯, (装有传送带,用以卸货、装货或搬运粮食入库的)升降机,起卸机…
in Spanish
ascensor, elevador, montacargas…
in Portuguese
elevador, elevador [masculine]…
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उद् वाहक, पाळणा, अनेक मजली इमारतीत एका मजल्यावरून दुसऱ्या मजल्यावर माणसे अथवा सामानाची ने आण करण्यासाठी वापरला जाणारा पिंजरा किंवा पाळणा. याचा वापर जमिनी खालच्या खाणींमध्ये ही केला जातो.…
エレベーター…
asansör, silo, tahıl ambarı…
ascenseur [masculine], ascenseur, silo…
ascensor…
lift, silo…
ஒரு பெட்டி போன்ற ஒரு சாதனம் மேலும் கீழும் நகரும், ஒரு கட்டிடத்தின் ஒரு தளத்திலிருந்து இன்னொரு இடத்திற்கு மக்கள் அல்லது பொருட்களை எடுத்துச் செல்வது அல்லது ஒரு சுரங்கத்தில் நிலத்தடியில் மக்களை மேலேயும் கீழேயும் அழைத்துச் செல்வது…
लिफ्ट, लोगों या सामान को एक इमारत की एक मंजिल से दूसरी मंजिल तक ले जाने वाली या खदानों में लोगों को ऊपर नीचे ले जाने वाली बॉक्स की तरह एक मशीन…
એલિવેટર, લિફ્ટ…
elevator, kornsilo…
hiss, silomagasin…
lif, silo…
der Fahrstuhl, das Getreidesilo…
heis [masculine], heis, elevator…
جنبش کرنے والا زینہ, الیویٹر, لفٹ (جو سامان اور لوگوں کو مکانوں یا کانوں میں اوپر سے نیچےاور نیچے سے اوپر لاتا اورلے جاتا ہے)…
ліфт, елеватор…
ఎలివేటర్…
বাক্সের মতো একটি ডিভাইস যা উপরে এ��ং নীচে চলে যায়, একটি বিল্ডিংয়ের একতলা থেকে অন্য তলা পর্যন্ত মানুষ বা মালপত্র বহন করে বা একটি খনিতে মাটির নীচে লোকেদের নিয়ে যায়…
výtah, sýpka, silo…
lift, silo…
ลิฟท์, ที่ที่ใช้เก็บเมล็ดพืช…
thang máy, kho thóc lúa…
winda, elewator…
엘리베이터…
ascensore, silo, silos…
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