Definition: lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
Similar words: lifting device
Definition: a device for lifting heavy loads
Synonyms: elevator
Definition: the airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend
Similar words: aerofoil, airfoil, control surface, surface
Definition: a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight