elevator

Meaning

Anything that raises or uplifts.
A permanent construction with a built-in platform or cab that can be raised and lowered, used to transport people and goods, as between different floors of a building.
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.

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