elevators
Shafts with cabins
Elevators are enclosed platforms or compartments that move vertically to transport people or goods between floors of a building.
The term is American; British English prefers lift.
An elevator can also be a hinged surface on an aircraft's tail that controls pitch.
In agriculture, a grain elevator is a tall structure for storing and moving grain.
Elevator shoes have thick soles to make the wearer appear taller.
Very tall urban building
- high-riseMultistory tall building
- lobbyEntryway or influence-seeking
- floorsWalking surfaces inside
- penthouseTop-floor luxury apartment
apartment · hotel · tower · atrium · shaft · hoistway · bank · basement
Grooved wheel for rope
- motorEnergy-to-motion converter
- hydraulicsStudy of pressurized liquids
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
- counterweightBalancing mass in machinery
traction · governor · drive · actuator · sheave · brake · gearbox · electromechanical
Move upward
- descendMove to lower position
- riseMove to higher position
- climbAscend using effort
- floorsWalking surfaces inside
altitude · ascending · descending · upward · downward · stopping · leveling · ground-level
Delay until later
- queueOrdered waiting line
- buttonDisc through a hole
- dingSmall surface imperfection
- doorsHinged passage barriers
muzak · crowded · claustrophobia · etiquette · small-talk · express · local · packed
Automated people-lifting stairs
- dumbwaiterSmall freight elevator
- freightGoods being transported
- passengerTraveler, not operator
- serviceAid or maintenance
funicular · scenic · glass · panoramic · capsule · double-decker · residential · commercial
Formal assessment of condition
- capacityMaximum amount containable
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- intercomShort-range voice transmitter
- evacuationRemoval from danger
entrapment · certificate · maintenance · overload · malfunction · free-fall · brakes · doors
skyscraper
Very tall urban building
penthouse · apartment · hotel · tower · atrium · shaft · hoistway · bank · basement · mezzanine
pulley
Grooved wheel for rope
- motorEnergy-to-motion converter
- hydraulicsStudy of pressurized liquids
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
counterweight · traction · governor · drive · actuator · sheave · brake · gearbox · electromechanical · piston
ascend
Move upward
floors · altitude · ascending · descending · upward · downward · stopping · leveling · ground-level · sublevel
wait
Delay until later
doors · muzak · crowded · claustrophobia · etiquette · small-talk · express · local · packed · empty
escalator
Automated people-lifting stairs
- dumbwaiterSmall freight elevator
- freightGoods being transported
- passengerTraveler, not operator
service · funicular · scenic · glass · panoramic · capsule · double-decker · residential · commercial · industrial
inspection
Formal assessment of condition
evacuation · entrapment · certificate · maintenance · overload · malfunction · free-fall · brakes · doors · sensors
- accessibilitywheelchair access, wheelchair sports, wheelchair ramp, adaptive skiing, accessibility features
- airportsairports, airport, terminals, terminal building, runway
- elevatorslift shaft, counterweight, cab, pulley, pulleys
- mall amenitiesfitting rooms, dressing rooms, restrooms, bathrooms, parking
- motorized machinespower tools, power saws, blenders, fans, vacuums
- Station Amenitiesrestrooms, bathrooms, ATMs, escalators, ticket machines
elevatorsmoving walkways
Horizontal passenger conveyors
travelators · people movers · corridors · hallways · escalators
elevatorsstairs
Set of steps
staircases · ladders · escalators · ramps · fire escapes
- grain elevatorsTall crop storage structures
- freight elevatorsVertical cargo transport systems
- elevator shaftVertical enclosure for lifts
- elevator musicInoffensive ambient background audio
- elevator pitchBrief persuasive summary
- elevator doors