elevator

• Nom désignant un dispositif mécanique servant à déplacer verticalement des personnes ou des marchandises entre les étages d'un bâtiment.

A noun referring to a mechanical device used for moving people or goods vertically between floors of a building.

1. Lifting deviceA1formalamerican

   A platform or compartment that moves vertically to transport people or goods between floors of a building.

   Ascenseur

   • We took the elevator to the 15th floor.
   • The elevator is out of service today.
   • She pressed the button to call the elevator.

   Synonymeslift

2. Grain storageB2formalamerican

   A tall building or structure used for storing grain.

   Silo à grains

   • The farmers delivered their wheat to the grain elevator.
   • The elevator silos can hold thousands of bushels of corn.
   • Grain elevators are common in the Midwest.

   Synonymesgranarysilo