Elevator vs Stairs - What's the difference?
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(US) Permanent construction with a built-in platform that is lifted vertically.
A silo used for storing wheat, corn or other grain (grain elevator )
(aeronautics) 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.
(label) A contiguous set of steps connecting two floors.
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As nouns the difference between elevator and stairs
is that elevator is permanent construction with a built-in platform that is lifted vertically while stairs is a contiguous set of steps connecting two floors.elevator
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* (permanent construction) lift (British English)Derived terms
* elevon * elevator musicSee also
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