a person or thing that elevates or raises.
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a moving platform or cage for carrying passengers or freight from one level to another, as in a building.
3.
any of various mechanical devices for raising objects or materials.
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a building in which grain is stored and handled by means of mechanical elevator and conveyor devices.
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Aeronautics. a hinged horizontal surface on an airplane or the like, used to control the longitudinal inclination and usually placed at the tail end of the fuselage.
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elevator shoe.