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elevator

noun

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…

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Word length
8
Starts with
E
Ends with
R
Contains
LE
Scrabble score
11
CEFR level
A2

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Pronunciation

ˈɛləveɪtə

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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

noun

  1. The airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend

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