1. a platform or compartment housed in a shaft for raising and lowering people or things to different floors or levels
2. a movable control surface on an aircraft’s tail that controls pitch
Usage: aviation
3. a building for storing grain with mechanical lifting equipment
Usage: agriculture

Examples

• We took the elevator to the tenth floor.
• The elevator was out of order, so we had to use the stairs.
• She pressed the button to call the elevator.
• The pilot adjusted the elevator to climb higher.
• The grain elevator dominated the small town’s skyline.
• Please hold the elevator door for me.
• The elevator music played softly as we rode up.