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â¢ ELEVATOR (noun) The noun ELEVATOR has 2 senses: 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. 2. the airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend. Familiarity information: ELEVATOR used as a noun is rare.
â¢ Elevators are closed cabins inside vertical shafts that are used to transport people between different floors in high rise buildings. â¢ Escalators are moving stairways that allow people to move between floors in busy places such as shopping malls, airports, and railway stations. â¢ Escalators are slow moving whereas elevators are fast and can move up or down at great speeds.