Elevator

Full definition of elevator

(plural elevators)

(US) Permanent construction with a built-in platform that is lifted vertically.
A silo used for storing wheat, corn or other grain (grain elevator)
A control surface of an aircraft responsible for controling the pitching motion of the machine.
Trademark for a type of shoe having an insert lift to make the wearer appear taller.
A dental instrument used to pry up ("elevate") teeth in difficult extractions, or depressed portions of bone.
(anatomy) Any muscle that serves to raise a part of the body, such as the leg or the eye.