elevator

The word “elevator” means a machine that carries people or goods up and down between floors of a building. In plain terms, a machine that lifts people or goods between floors; in American English this is what British English calls a "lift.".

“Elevator” is pronounced EH-luh-vay-tuh (/ˈɛləˌveɪtɚ/ in IPA).

Here is “elevator” used in a sentence: “We took the elevator to the top floor.”

“Elevator” is a noun.

“Elevator” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A2 level.

“Elevator” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a machine that carries people or goods up and down between floors of a building.

Elevator and lift refer to the same machine that carries people between floors; elevator is standard American English, while lift is standard British English. Both are correct and simply reflect regional usage.

A grain elevator is a tall structure used to store and load grain, named for the mechanism that lifts the grain to the top for storage. This meaning is entirely separate from the passenger elevator found in buildings.

An elevator pitch is a brief, persuasive summary of an idea or business, short enough to deliver during a single elevator ride. The phrase draws on the image of the elevator as a quick trip between floors.

An elevator is an enclosed car that carries people vertically between floors, while an escalator is a moving staircase that carries people at an angle. Elevators stop at set floors, whereas escalators move continuously.