elevator

• Substantivo que designa um dispositivo mecânico usado para transportar pessoas ou cargas verticalmente entre os andares de um edifício. Também pode se referir a um silo ou máquina usada para elevar e mover grãos ou materiais a granel.

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.

   Elevador

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

   Sinônimoslift

2. Grain storageB2formalamerican

   A tall building or structure used for storing grain.

   Elevador de grãos

   • 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.

   Sinônimosgranarysilo