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  1. Elevator - Wikipedia

    An elevator (North American English, Philippine English) or lift (Commonwealth English except Canada) is a machine that vertically transports people or freight between levels.

  2. Elevator | Regulations, Maintenance & Modernization | Britannica

    5 days ago · Elevator, car that moves in a vertical shaft to carry passengers or freight between the levels of a multistory building. Most modern elevators are propelled by electric motors, with the …

  3. The four main types of elevators - Manufacturer of elevators ...

    Oct 31, 2023 · Learn more about different types of elevators so you can pick the right one for your building project.

  4. How do elevators and lifts work? - Explain that Stuff

    Feb 8, 2025 · To a scientist, an elevator is simply a device that increases or decreases a person's potential energy without them needing to supply that energy themselves: the elevator gives …

  5. Elevators, Escalators, Lifts & Moving Walks | Otis

    Each year, an Otis elevator technician puts on his tuxedo and goes to work at the Vienna Opera House for one very special night. We move 2.5 billion people a day and we maintain ~2.5 …

  6. How Elevators Work - HowStuffWorks

    In action movies, elevators regularly plummet to the basement, landing in a spectacular ball of fire. Is this possible? There are some sophisticated engineering techniques at work behind …

  7. ELEVATOR Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of ELEVATOR is one that raises or lifts something up. How to use elevator in a sentence.