Customized Lift

elevator, also called lift, car that moves in a vertical shaft to carry passengers or freight between the levels of a multistory building. Most modern elevators are propelled by electric motors, with the aid of a counterweight, through a system of cables and sheaves (pulleys).We took the elevator to the fourteenth floor. The elevators are used by the staff for taking sheets and towels down to another level. None of the elevators in the building are working - we'll have to use the stairs.