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elevator

Definition:

(nou) lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building (nou) the airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend

Phonetic Transcription:

ˈelɪveɪtə

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The elevator was in repletion so some people had to walk on the stairs.

Jerry speeds to the elevator in the refrigerator.

Osaka confuses the escalator with the elevator.

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