express elevator

English

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Noun

express elevator (plural express elevators)

  1. A high-speed elevator that only serves a select number of floors
  2. (idiomatic) Something that gets a person somewhere fast
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Synonyms
  • express lift
  • (Something that gets a person somewhere fast): express train
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