"express elevator" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-express elevator.ogg Forms: express elevators [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} express elevator (plural express elevators)
  1. A high-speed elevator that only serves a select number of floors Synonyms: express lift
    Sense id: en-express_elevator-en-noun-2VdXvTaJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14
  2. (idiomatic) Something that gets a person somewhere fast Tags: idiomatic Synonyms (Something that gets a person somewhere fast): express train
    Sense id: en-express_elevator-en-noun-W1t1Rk~A Disambiguation of 'Something that gets a person somewhere fast': 1 99

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