elevator

/ˈɛləˌveɪtɚ/

nounel · e · va · tor

Think: **EL** (a person) **E**ats **VA**nilla in the **TOR** (tower) — **EL-E-VA-TOR** goes up the tower.

Yes, it's elevator. Don’t drop the second **e**: it’s **el-e-**-vator (not *el-vator*).

Definitions

  1. nounA machine with a moving platform or cabin that carries people or things up and down between floors of a building.
  2. nounA device used to lift or raise something (such as grain or materials) to a higher level.

Examples

  • “We took the elevator to the tenth floor because the stairs were too long.”
  • “The sign said the elevator was out of order, so everyone used the stairwell.”
  • “A grain elevator towers over the fields during harvest season.”

Synonyms

lifthoistlifterplatform liftgrain lift

Antonyms

stairs

Translations

ES ascensorPT elevadorFR ascenseur

Common misspellings

elavatorelevaterelivatorelevetoreleveatorellevatorelevatiorelevatour

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