Meaning & use
Elevator
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A platform or enclosed cabin used to carry people or goods between floors of a building or other structure.
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They took the elevator up to the twentieth floor to reach the office.
The elevator was out of service, so everyone had to use the stairs.
A note on using this word
Elevator is the standard American English term, while British English typically uses 'lift' for the same device.
Words with a similar meaning
lift
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A tall structure used for storing and loading grain.
Trucks lined up outside the grain elevator during the fall harvest.
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