express elevator
A high-speed elevator that only serves a select number of floors
elevator
UK /ˈɛləˌveɪtə/ US /ˈɛləˌveɪtɚ/
noun 5verb 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
all, capable, portable
VERB + ELEVATOR
jammed, operates, smoke, took, use, using
ELEVATOR + NOUN
department, floor, operator, spirits
PREP.
down, in, in, into, out, with
Definitions
noun
1
Anything that raises or uplifts.
And then the foaming flagons raised on high, with that best of all beverages, that elevator of spirits, that foaming sunshine, that grand and glorious brew of ale.
Bulk loading of grain in progress from road to rail at Biggleswade using a portable elevator.
2
A permanent construction with a built-in platform or cab that can be raised and lowered, used to transport people and goods, as between different floors of a building.
3
A silo used for storing wheat, corn or other grain (grain elevator).
The harvest is now in full swing in the Great Plains and efforts are being made to rush the grain from the fields to the country elevators and then to the large terminals, such as Kansas City, Houston, Galveston and New Orleans.
4
A control surface of an aircraft responsible for controlling the pitching motion of the machine.
5
A dental instrument used to pry up ("elevate") teeth in difficult extractions, or depressed portions of bone.
verb
1
To move in an elevator.
He elevatored up to the third floor.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is rais
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
fart in an elevator
Something proverbially unpopular or useless.
Second, if I told people that God didn't create the world, I have a feeling it would probably go over about as big as a fart in an elevator.
Example Bank
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And then the foaming flagons raised on high, with that best of all beverages, that elevator of spirits, that foaming sunshine, that grand and glorious brew of ale.
Wiktionary02
Bulk loading of grain in progress from road to rail at Biggleswade using a portable elevator.
Wiktionary03
The harvest is now in full swing in the Great Plains and efforts are being made to rush the grain from the fields to the country elevators and then to the large terminals, such as Kansas City, Houston
Wiktionary04
He elevatored up to the third floor.
Wiktionary05
We went up and down by elevator.
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Bob operates an elevator in the department store.
Tatoeba · #33222Usage Notes
i Register
In some senses, elevator is marked as informal, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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