Elevator (Epicure EP)
WordNet
noun
(1) 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
(2) The airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend
WiktionaryText
Noun
- Platform used for the moving of people and/or goods up and down in buildings.
- A silo used for storing wheat, corn or other grain (grain elevator)
- A control surface of an aircraft responsible for controling the pitching motion of the machine.
- Trademark for a type of shoe having an insert lift to make the wearer appear taller.