building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"

elevator car, car - where passengers ride up and down; "the car was on the top floor"

dumbwaiter, food elevator - a small elevator used to convey food (or other goods) from one floor of a building to another

freight elevator, service elevator - an elevator designed for carrying freight

lifting device - a device for lifting heavy loads

paternoster - a type of lift having a chain of open compartments that move continually in a loop so that (agile) passengers can step on or off at each floor

aerofoil, airfoil, control surface, surface - a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight

horizontal tail - the horizontal stabilizer and elevator in the tail assembly of an aircraft