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• Elevator — For other uses, see Elevator (disambiguation). A set of lifts in the lower level of a London Underground station. The arrows indicate each elevator s position and direction of travel …   Wikipedia

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• Wire rope — consists of several strands laid (or twisted ) together like a helix. Each strand is likewise made of metal wires laid together like a helix. Initially wrought iron wires were used, but today steel is the main material used for wire ropes.History …   Wikipedia

• Indian rope trick — The Indian rope trick is stage magic said to have been performed in and around India about the 1800s. Sometimes described as the world’s greatest illusion , it involved a magician, a length of rope, and one or more boy assistants.The trickThere… …   Wikipedia

• hydraulic elevator — noun : an elevator operated by the weight or pressure of water see hydraulic plunger elevator, hydraulic rope geared elevator …   Useful english dictionary

• hydraulic rope-geared elevator — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a hydraulic elevator in which one end of a system of ropes and sheaves is attached to the elevator car and the other end to a piston operating in a cylinder …   Useful english dictionary