Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
freight elevator — noun an elevator designed for carrying freight • Syn: ↑service elevator • Hypernyms: ↑elevator, ↑lift * * * freight elevator, U.S. an elevator for hoisting heavy loads; hoist … Useful english dictionary
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freight elevator — / freɪt ˌeləveɪtə/ noun a strong lift for carrying goods up and down inside a building … Marketing dictionary in english
Elevator — For other uses, see Elevator (disambiguation). A set of lifts in the lower level of a London Underground station. The arrows indicate each elevator s position and direction of travel … Wikipedia
elevator — n. (AE for 1 6; BE has lift) device for raising and lowering people and freight 1) to operate an elevator (an elevator operator operates an elevator) 2) to take an elevator (we took the elevator to the tenth floor) 3) a down; express; self… … Combinatory dictionary
elevator — noun (AmE) ⇨ See also ↑lift ADJECTIVE ▪ glass ▪ express, high speed ▪ creaky ▪ We took a creaky old elevator up to the third floor … Collocations dictionary
elevator — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. lift; granary, silo. See elevation, store. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Machine for lifting] Syn. lift, escalator, conveyor, endless belt, endless chain, buckets, elevator stack, chairlift, aerial tramway,… … English dictionary for students
elevator — A car, platform, or cage, known in England as a lift, used for the vertical conveyance of persons or property between the floors of a building. More broadly defined as the car, platform, or cage and the power machinery propelling such device, the … Ballentine's law dictionary
elevator — /el euh vay teuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that elevates or raises. 2. a moving platform or cage for carrying passengers or freight from one level to another, as in a building. 3. any of various mechanical devices for raising objects or… … Universalium
Elevator consultant — An elevator consultant is someone who specializes in the design, testing, and maintenance inspection of elevators, escalators, moving walkways, and many other conveyances that move people. They are not to be confused with Elevator Mechanics.… … Wikipedia
