Synonyms for elevator
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : el-uh-vey-ter |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛl əˌveɪ tər |
Définition of elevator
Origin :- 1640s, originally of muscles, from Latin elevator, agent noun from past participle stem of elevare (see elevate). As a name for a mechanical lift (originally for grain) attested from 1787. Elevator music is attested by 1963. Elevator as a lift for shoes is from 1940.
- noun lift
- If it was a case for her, the elevator would go up to the operating-room.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- The machine from elevator to tail plane bristles in original points.
- Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
- The crowd is around the foot of the staircase waiting for the elevator.
- Extract from : « The Call of the Twentieth Century » by David Starr Jordan
- Once our vehicle entered an elevator and was let down a brief distance.
- Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
- As I walked toward the elevator, I was painfully conscious of two ideas.
- Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
- A lad of about sixteen met me at the elevator and conducted me to the school designated.
- Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
- On the feasibility of working an Elevator entirely by whisky power.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, Issue 10, Saturday, June 4, 1870 » by Various
- Miss Hill sped him on his way by going with him to the elevator.
- Extract from : « The Mystery of Murray Davenport » by Robert Neilson Stephens
- The elevator car was nearly full of people from the roof garden.
- Extract from : « Sure Pop and the Safety Scouts » by Roy Rutherford Bailey
- She went quickly downstairs in the elevator, and repaired to a booth in the lobby.
- Extract from : « The Film of Fear » by Arnold Fredericks
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