food elevator
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4.9
- noun
- /fuːd ˈɛlɪˌveɪtər/
- US
- The old mansion still has a working food elevator between the basement and the main floor.
Examples
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Please send the desserts up using the food elevator instead of carrying them by hand.
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The restaurant has a food elevator for easy service.
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The restaurant installed a food elevator to quickly transport meals from the kitchen to the dining area.
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Can we use the food elevator to send drinks upstairs?
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The restaurant used a food elevator to deliver meals quickly from the kitchen to the dining area on the upper floor.
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In the hotel, the food elevator transported fresh produce from the basement pantry to the chef on the first floor.
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To avoid clutter in the dining area, the staff relied on a food elevator to send dirty dishes back to the kitchen.
Synonyms
11
3.4
An elevator that staff use to move things like large boxes between floors
5
7.7
A small lift that carries food or goods between floors
How Large
- US
8
3.4
- Specialized
11
3.4
- US
1
4.9
5
7.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently derived from combining 'food' (substance consumed) with 'elevator' (a device for lifting between floors) — i.e. an elevator for carrying food or goods. This noun–noun compositional pattern is common and cross-linguistically familiar, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The noun food elevator comes from a simple image: a small lift used to carry plates and dishes from the kitchen to other floors. Because a little box actually moves food up and down like an elevator, the name means 'a small lift for food'.