Definition of Elevator

Noun: elevator 'e-lu,vey-tu(r)

[N. Amer, Austral, NZ] 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
- lift [Brit]
The airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend
A lifting device consisting of a long moving belt with scoops for lifting grain or other particulate material