elevator An elevator or lift is a wire rope, cable-assisted, hydraulic cylinder-assisted, or roller-track assisted machine that vertically transports people or freight between floors, levels, or deck (building), decks of a building, watercraft, ...

(also called a lift) is a device for the vertical movement of goods or people, typically within a building. It may also refer to:

Movement of things

* Elevators (drilling rig), a device used for lifting the drill string on a drilling rig *

Elevator (aeronautics) Elevators are flight control surfaces, usually at the rear of an aircraft, which control the aircraft's pitch, and therefore the angle of attack and the lift of the wing. The elevators are usually hinged to the tailplane or horizontal stab ...

, a control surface of an airplane used to control its attitude in pitch *

Grain elevator A grain elevator is a facility designed to stockpile or store grain. In the grain trade, the term "grain elevator" also describes a tower containing a bucket elevator or a pneumatic conveyor, which scoops up grain from a lower level and deposits ...

, a structure for storing grain safely above ground level *

Elevator (dental) Elevators (also known as luxators) are instruments used in dental extractions. They may be used to loosen teeth prior to forcep extraction, to remove roots or impacted teeth, when teeth are compromised and susceptible to fracture or when they are ...

, a tool used in

dental extraction A dental extraction (also referred to as tooth extraction, exodontia, exodontics, or informally, tooth pulling) is the removal of teeth from the dental alveolus (socket) in the alveolar bone. Extractions are performed for a wide variety of reason ...

s to loosen teeth *

Boat lift A boat lift, ship lift, or lift lock is a machine for transporting boats between water at two different elevations, and is an alternative to the canal lock. It may be vertically moving, like the Anderton boat lift in England, rotational, like ...

, sometimes called a boat elevator *

Canal inclined plane An inclined plane is a type of cable railway used on some canals for raising boats between different water levels. Boats may be conveyed afloat, in caissons, or may be carried in cradles or slings. History Inclined planes have evolved over the ...

, sometimes called a canal elevator *

Bucket elevator A bucket elevator, also called a grain leg, is a mechanism for hauling flowable bulk materials (most often grain or fertilizer) vertically. It consists of: # Buckets to contain the material; # A belt to carry the buckets and transmit the pull; # ...

, also called a grain leg, a mechanism for hauling flowable bulk materials vertically

Music

Elevator (band) Rick White may refer to: * Rick White (rock climber) (1946–2004), Australian rock climber * Rick White (politician) (born 1953), American politician * Rick White (baseball) (born 1968), former Major League Baseball pitcher * Rick White (musician) ...

, a Canadian band * ''Elevator'' (The Rollers album), 1979 * ''Elevator'' (Hot Hot Heat album), 2005 *''Elevator'', a 1999 album by

Titan Titan most often refers to: * Titan (moon), the largest moon of Saturn * Titans, a race of deities in Greek mythology Titan or Titans may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional entities Fictional locations * Titan in fiction, fictiona ...

*''Elevator'', a 2007 album by

Room 2012 Room 2012 was a German pop quartet that originated in late 2007 on the sixth installment of the German talent show ''Popstars''. History Under the motto "Wir suchen den heißesten Live-Act Deutschlands" ("We're looking for Germany's hottest l ...

* ''Elevator'' (EP), released in 2001 by Epicure * "Elevator" (Eminem song), 2009 * "Elevator" (Flo Rida song), 2008 *"

Elevators (Me & You) "Elevators (Me & You)" is a song by American hip hop duo Outkast, released as the lead single from their second studio album, ''ATLiens''. It peaked at number 12 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, Outkast's highest-peaking song on the chart until th ...

", a 1996 song by OutKast from their album ''ATLiens'' *"Elevator", a song by Burning Brides from their 2001 album ''

Fall of the Plastic Empire ''Fall of the Plastic Empire'' is the debut album by the United States, American hard rock band Burning Brides. It was released on April 17, 2001, on File Thirteen Records. The next year, it was re-released on V2 Records, V2 with a new cover. Th ...

'' *"Elevator", a song by Box Car Racer from the 2001 album ''

Box Car Racer Box Car Racer is an American pop punk band formed in San Diego, California, in 2001. The group consists of guitarist and vocalist Tom DeLonge and drummer Travis Barker of Blink-182, formerly alongside guitarist David Kennedy of Hazen Street. An ...

'' *"Elevator", a song by David Archuleta from the album ''

The Other Side of Down ''The Other Side of Down'' is the third studio album by American singer David Archuleta. It was the final album for Jive Records. The album was promoted in Southeast Asia by Asian Tour, which began in July 2011. Album information The album re ...

'' *"Elevator", a song by the Pussycat Dolls from their 2008 album ''

Doll Domination ''Doll Domination'' is the second and most recent studio album by American girl group the Pussycat Dolls, released on September 19, 2008, by Interscope Records. The album's release was preceded by the departure of the group's longest-standing memb ...

'' *"Elevator", a song by Hawk Nelson from their 2013 album ''Made'' *"Elevator", a song by

Edan Lui Edan Lui Cheuk-on ( zh, t=呂爵安; born 21 January 1997), better known by his mononym Edan, is a Hong Kong singer, presenter, actor, and a member of the Hong Kong boy group MIRROR. Apart from his group activities, Edan has presented various tel ...

Film and television

* ''The Elevator'' (1974 film), a film directed by Jerry Jameson * "The Elevator" (''The Twilight Zone''), a 1986 television episode * " Elevator (Space Ghost Coast to Coast)", an episode of ''Space Ghost Coast to Coast'' * ''Elevator'' (1995 film), a 1995 Iranian film * ''The Elevator'', a 2001 film featuring

Greg Lauren Greg Lauren (born ) is an American actor, painter and fashion designer. He is the nephew of fashion designer Ralph Lauren. Early life Lauren was born Greg Lauren Dana Smith in New York City, into a family of Belarusian-Jewish descent, and is t ...

* ''Elevator'' (2008 film), an independent 2008 Romanian film * ''Elevator'' (2011 film), a film directed by Stig Svendsen

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The Elevator (newspaper) ''The Elevator'' was a newspaper published in San Francisco, California, United States from 1869 to 1874, to express the perspective of the black community. A major focus of the articles were the Fourth of July celebrations that were non-segrega ...

'', a historic Black owned newspaper based in San Francisco * ''The Elevator'' (story collection), a 1993 collection of stories by

William Sleator William Warner Sleator III (February 13, 1945 – August 3, 2011), known as William Sleator, was an American science fiction author who wrote primarily young adult novels but also wrote for younger readers. His books typically deal with adolescent ...

* Elevators (computer game), computer game included in 1982 ''Beagle Bag'' package *

Elevator Gallery Elevator Gallery is a contemporary art venue in Balfron Tower. The gallery first opened in 2007 in Hackney Wick Hackney Wick is a neighbourhood in east London, England. The area forms the south-eastern part of the district of Hackney, and a ...

, an art venue in east London * Elevator Competition, an event for MBA students put on by the Babcock Graduate School of Management *Elevator, a type of

gag bit The gag bit is a type of bit for a horse. Because the cheek piece and reins attach to different rings (instead of freely moving on the same ring, like in a snaffle bit) there is leverage action. Severity of leverage action depends on where th ...

for horses *The bar or thumb on a

scrollbar A scrollbar is an interaction technique or widget in which continuous text, pictures, or any other content can be scrolled in a predetermined direction (up, down, left, or right) on a computer display, window, or viewport so that all of the con ...

in computing *''

Elevator Action is a platform shooter game released in arcades by Taito in 1983. The player assumes the role of Agent 17, a spy infiltrating a 30-story building filled with elevators and enemy agents who emerge from closed doors. The goal is to collect secret ...

'', a 1982 arcade game by

Taito is a Japanese company that specializes in video games, toys, arcade cabinets and game centers, based in Shinjuku, Tokyo. The company was founded by Michael Kogan in 1953 as the importing vodka, vending machines and jukeboxes into Japan. It b ...

Movement of things

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