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  • 1Elevator — El e*va tor, n. [L., one who raises up, a deliverer: cf. F. [ e]l[ e]vateur.] 1. One who, or that which, raises or lifts up anything. [1913 Webster] 2. A mechanical contrivance, usually an endless belt or chain with a series of scoops or buckets …

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  • 2Elevator boot — Elevator El e*va tor, n. [L., one who raises up, a deliverer: cf. F. [ e]l[ e]vateur.] 1. One who, or that which, raises or lifts up anything. [1913 Webster] 2. A mechanical contrivance, usually an endless belt or chain with a series of scoops or …

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  • 3Elevator head — Elevator El e*va tor, n. [L., one who raises up, a deliverer: cf. F. [ e]l[ e]vateur.] 1. One who, or that which, raises or lifts up anything. [1913 Webster] 2. A mechanical contrivance, usually an endless belt or chain with a series of scoops or …

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  • 4Elevator leg — Elevator El e*va tor, n. [L., one who raises up, a deliverer: cf. F. [ e]l[ e]vateur.] 1. One who, or that which, raises or lifts up anything. [1913 Webster] 2. A mechanical contrivance, usually an endless belt or chain with a series of scoops or …

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  • 5Elevator shoes — Elevator El e*va tor, n. [L., one who raises up, a deliverer: cf. F. [ e]l[ e]vateur.] 1. One who, or that which, raises or lifts up anything. [1913 Webster] 2. A mechanical contrivance, usually an endless belt or chain with a series of scoops or …

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  • 6Body Double — Données clés Réalisation Brian De Palma Scénario Brian De Palma Robert J. Avrech Acteurs principaux Melanie Griffith Craig Wasson Deborah Shelton Dennis Franz Sociétés de production …

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  • 7Elevator head — Head Head (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he[ a]fod; akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h[ o]fu[eth], Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},… …

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  • 8elevator — noun 1》 North American term for lift (in sense 1). 2》 a hinged flap on the tailplane of an aircraft, used to control pitch. 3》 a muscle whose contraction raises a part of the body. 4》 a machine consisting of an endless belt with scoops attached,… …

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  • 9elevator — /ˈɛləveɪtə / (say eluhvaytuh) noun 1. someone or something that elevates or raises. 2. a mechanical device for raising goods. 3. → lift (def. 23). 4. a building for storing grain, the grain being handled by means of mechanical lifting and… …

  • 10Space elevator — A space elevator for Earth would consist of a cable anchored to the Earth s equator, reaching into space. By attaching a counterweight at the end (or by further extending the cable upward for the same purpose), the center of mass is kept well… …

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