elevator
/ˈɛləˌveɪtɚ/ noun A2- Anything that raises or uplifts.
- A silo used for storing wheat, corn or other grain (grain elevator).
- A control surface of an aircraft responsible for controlling the pitching motion of the machine.
- A dental instrument used to pry up ("elevate") teeth in difficult extractions, or depressed portions of bone.
- Any muscle that serves to raise a part of the body, such as the leg or the eye.
- A type of shoe having an insert lift to make the wearer appear taller.
Plural elevators
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There is an elevator, so it is easy to go up.
Just then, a teenager named Chloe stepped out of the elevator holding a plastic card.
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