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elevator in German

elevator in German is Höhenruder — elevator means a machine that carries people or goods up and down between floors of a building.

elevator in German

Höhenruder
noun
(aeronautics) A control surface of an aircraft responsible for controlling the pitching motion of the machine.

What does "elevator" mean?

  1. noun A machine that carries people or goods up and down between floors of a building.
    "The hotel elevator is slow, so I often take the stairs instead."
  2. noun A tall structure used to store and load grain.
    "The old grain elevator towered over the little town beside the railway."
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elevator in a sentence

  • The hotel elevator is slow, so I often take the stairs instead.
  • We took the elevator to the top floor.
  • The old grain elevator towered over the little town beside the railway.
  • Farmers delivered their wheat to the elevator at the edge of the village.

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What is "elevator" in German?
"elevator" in German is Höhenruder. elevator means: A machine that carries people or goods up and down between floors of a building.
How do you use "elevator" in a sentence?
Example: "The hotel elevator is slow, so I often take the stairs instead." In German, "elevator" is Höhenruder.
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