express elevator
Direct vertical transport
An express elevator skips intermediate floors to travel directly between distant points in a tall building, typically running nonstop from the lobby to upper floors.
The term extends metaphorically to anything that moves someone rapidly toward a destination: Her connections put her on an express elevator to the corner office.
Very tall urban building
- high-riseMultistory tall building
- towerTall slender edifice
- lobbyEntryway or influence-seeking
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
penthouse · observation deck · skyline · floors · atrium · commercial · office tower · hotel
Automated people-lifting stairs
- people moverAutomated short-distance transport
- funicularCable-pulled incline transport
- cable carWire-suspended passenger vehicle
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
passenger · freight · dumbwaiter · shuttle · conveyance · accessibility · capacity
skyscraper
Very tall urban building
shaft · penthouse · observation deck · skyline · floors · atrium · commercial · office tower · hotel · local bank
escalator
Automated people-lifting stairs
- people moverAutomated short-distance transport
- funicularCable-pulled incline transport
- cable carWire-suspended passenger vehicle
lift · passenger · freight · dumbwaiter · shuttle · conveyance · accessibility · capacity
- elevatorselevators, lift shaft, counterweight, cab, pulley
- express servicesexpedited shipping, priority mail, overnight shipping, next-day delivery, same-day delivery
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