1 (North American English) (British English lift) a machine that carries people or goods up and down to different levels in a building or a mineIt's on the fifth floor, so we'd better take the elevator.2 a place for storing large quantities of grain3 a part in the tail of an aircraft that is moved to make it go up and down

ˈelɪveɪtə(r)
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