ele·va·tor [elevatorelevators] BrE [ˈelɪveɪtə(r)] NAmE [ˈelɪveɪtər] noun 1. (NAmE) (BrE lift)a machine that carries people or goods up and down to different levels in a building or a mine • It's on the fifth floor, so we'd better take the elevator. 2. a place for storing large quantities of grain 3. a part in the tail of an aircraft that is moved to make it go up and down See also: ↑lift
Word Origin: mid 17th cent. (denoting a muscle): modern Latin, from Latin elevare ‘raise’; in later use directly from ↑elevate.
Example Bank: •He rode the elevator to the 43rd floor. •One guy fell down the elevator shaft. •The agents in the station sent the checked baggage down stairs on a freight elevator. •The elevator dinged and the door opened. •The elevator doors closed behind her. •We took a creaky old elevator up to the third floor. •York pressed the button to call the elevator.
