Meaning of inclinator | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An elevator that ascends an incline rather than in a vertical shaft.
2. A stairlift

Examples

“The push⟳ button or other car switch⟳ control⟳ for operating the inclinator in both directions oftravelshall be magnetically controlled and shall be properly fused being provided with a device for protecting the motor from overload.”

“The Valley Station features accessible parking near the entrance and access to the station via a funicular-like lift⟳ device called an inclinator.”

“Unlike an elevator, which would require⟳ its own⟳ vertical shaft, an inclinator could share⟳ an inclined shaft with the standard escalators, thus simplifying construction and keeping down expense.”

“The problem in this tax case is whether under the particular facts the cost⟳ of an inclinator should be considered a medical expense within Section 23(x) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939.”

“I could hear⟳ the soft whir of the inclinator and, along with it, my great-aunts' delighted soft laughter.”

“Since residential elevators are both very expensive and require⟳ extra space, the chairlift or inclinator was invented.”

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