elevator
Anything that raises or uplifts.
Other meanings
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.
Synonyms
- lift
A kind of
- lifting device
Kinds of elevator
- food elevator
- freight elevator
Related words
- ailevator
- elevator authority
- elevator butt
- elevatorful
- Elevatorgate
- elevatorless
- elevatorlike
- elevatorman
- elevator music
- sidewalk elevator
- elevator operator
- elevator pitch
Example sentences
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “elevator” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.