🛗elevator

noun
/ˈɛləˌveɪtər/

Meaning

a machine that carries people or goods up and down between floors in a building

Example Sentences

We took the elevator to the tenth floor.

Example Expressions

elevator pitch

Synonyms

lift, hoist, escalator, platform

Antonyms

stairs, descent

Collocations

take the elevator, elevator door, elevator button, elevator ride

More Example Sentences

The elevator was crowded with people.

A power cut forced us not to use the elevator.

We suggested using the stairs instead of the elevator.

It is on the third floor. Take the elevator to your left.

It is on the fifth floor. Take the elevator to your left.

It is on the second floor. Take the elevator to your right.

Sure. Take the elevator to your left. It's on the 3rd floor.

Sure. Take the elevator to your right. It's on the 4th floor.

Sure. Take the elevator to your right. It's on the 2nd floor.

The elevator has not been working for the past week, and I live on the fifth floor.

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