elevator

🇺🇸 /ˈelɪveɪtər/ 🇬🇧 /ˈelɪveɪtə(r)/
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noun
R

A machine that moves people or things between floors in a building.

We took the elevator to the top floor of the hotel.

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A tall building used to store and move grain.

The grain elevator near the harbor stores wheat from local farms.

R

A part on an airplane's tail that controls up and down movement.

The pilot adjusted the elevator to make the plane climb.

translation

n. A machine that moves people or things between floors in a building.; A tall building used to store and move grain.; A part on an airplane's tail that controls up and down movement.

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Plural elevators