elevator

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A machine that carries people or goods up and down between the floors of a building.

   We took the elevator to the tenth floor.

2. 2
   noun

   A movable part on the tail of an aircraft that controls whether it points up or down.

   The pilot adjusted the elevator to begin the descent.

3. 3
   noun

   A tall building used for storing grain.

   Trucks lined up to unload wheat at the grain elevator.

From elevate + -or.

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