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elevator
noun
a
machine
in
a
building
that
carries
people
or
goods
up
and
down
between
floors
•
Mia
pressed
the
button
and
waited
for
the
elevator
to
arrive
.
Mia
pressed
the
button
and
waited
for
the
elevator
to
arrive
.
•
The
hotel
’
s
glass
elevator
gave
us
a
stunning
view
of
the
city
skyline
.
The
hotel
’
s
glass
elevator
gave
us
a
stunning
view
of
the
city
skyline
.
From
the
verb
raise
‘
elevate
’
+
the
agentive
suffix
‘
-or
’;
first
used
in
19th-century
American
English
for
machinery
that
lifts
.
noun
a
hinged
horizontal
surface
on
an
aircraft
’
s
tail
that
makes
the
nose
point
up
or
down
•
The
pilot
adjusted
the
elevator
to
start
the
climb
after
take-off
.
The
pilot
adjusted
the
elevator
to
start
the
climb
after
take-off
.
•
Ice
on
the
elevator
can
reduce
an
aircraft
’
s
ability
to
pitch
correctly
.
Ice
on
the
elevator
can
reduce
an
aircraft
’
s
ability
to
pitch
correctly
.
Applied
to
aircraft
parts
in
the
early
1900s
because
the
surfaces
‘
elevate
’
the
nose
.
noun
a
tall
building
or
machine
for
lifting
,
storing
,
and
loading
grain
,
often
called
a
grain
elevator
•
The
wheat
was
carried
by
conveyor
into
the
town
’
s
wooden
grain
elevator
.
The
wheat
was
carried
by
conveyor
into
the
town
’
s
wooden
grain
elevator
.
•
After
harvest
,
every
truck
queued
to
unload
at
the
cooperative
’
s
concrete
elevator
.
After
harvest
,
every
truck
queued
to
unload
at
the
cooperative
’
s
concrete
elevator
.
The
term
was
extended
in
the
late
19th
century
to
large
grain-handling
structures
because
they
‘
elevate
’
grain
to
storage
bins
.