Elevator – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
elevator
n.
mechanical apparatus for moving people or items from floor to floor within a building
Elevator
An
elevator (
US) or
lift (
UK) is a type of vertical
transportation that moves people or goods between floors (levels,
decks) of a building, , or other structure. Elevators are generally powered by electric motors that either drive traction cables or counterweight systems like a
hoist, or pump hydraulic fluid to raise a cylindrical piston like a
jack.
elevator
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
(synonym) lift
(hypernym) lifting device
(hyponym) dumbwaiter, food elevator
(part-holonym) building, edifice
(part-meronym) car, elevator car
(derivation) raise, lift, elevate, get up, bring up
2. the airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend
(hypernym) airfoil, aerofoil, control surface, surface
(part-holonym) horizontal tail
elevator (de)
n.
elevator, mechanical apparatus for moving people or items from floor to floor within a building
elevator
n.
výtah; výškové kormidlo
