elevator
[ˈelɪveɪtər]
Definition:
1. A device that carries people up and down inside buildings.
'elevator' example sentence:
- The elevator descended slowly to the ground floor.
- With an elevator in the skyscraper, we can easily go up and down.
- The elevator is not operating properly.
- The elevator went up to the ninth floor.
- His job is to operate an elevator.
- I took the elevator to the top floor.
- There is no lift/elevator in our building.
- The elevator creaked to a halt at the ground floor.
- It's on the fifth floor, so we'd better take the elevator.
- The elevator doors parted and out stepped the President.
- Kelly eased off his pace as they reached the elevator.
- An elevator mechanic can work the machinery directly by turning this lever.
- He still could not throw any further light on why the elevator could have become jammed.
- We took the elevator to the fourteenth floor.
- The elevator rose with a shudder.
- I punched the button to summon the elevator.