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â¢ ELEVATOR (noun) The noun ELEVATOR has 2 senses: 1. lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building. 2. the airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend. Familiarity information: ELEVATOR used as a noun is rare.
The arrows show each elevator's position and direction of travel. The elevator on the right is preparing to ascend, and the left elevator is descending from the top floor. An elevator or lift is a vertical transport vehicle that efficiently moves people or goods between floors of a building. They are generally powered by electric motors that either drive traction cables and counterweight systems, or pump hydraulic fluid to raise a cylindrical piston. Languages other than English may have loanwords based on either elevator (e.g., Japanese) or lift (e.g., Cantonese).