elevatornoun [ C ]
uk/ˈel.ɪ.veɪ.tər/us/ˈel.ə.veɪ.t̬ɚ/A2 US UK lift a device like a box that moves up and down, carrying people or goods from one floor of a building to another or taking people up and down underground in a mine
a conveyor (= moving strip) that can be used for removing goods from a ship, putting bags onto an aircraft, moving grain, etc.
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Parts of buildings: stairs & lifts
- chairlift
- doorstep
- drag lift
- dumb waiter
- escalator
- fire escape
- ladder
- lift
- ramp
- riser
- rope ladder
- rung
- stair
- staircase
- stairwell
- step
- stepladder
- stoep
- stoop
- tread
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