ELEVATOR

n.

4 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

One who, or that which, raises or lifts up anything; as:

2.
n.

A mechanical contrivance, usually an endless belt or chain with a series of scoops or buckets, for transferring grain to an upper loft for storage.

3.
n.

A cage or platform and the hoisting machinery in a hotel, warehouse, mine, etc., for conveying persons, goods, etc., to or from different floors or levels; -- called in England a lift; the cage or platform itself.

4.
n.

A building for elevating, storing, and discharging, grain.


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