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paternoster

[pey-ter-nos-ter, pah‑, pat-er‑] / ˈpeɪ tərˈnɒs tər, ˈpɑ‑, ˈpæt ər‑ /


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Such so-called paternoster elevators still survive in some German public buildings.

From Seattle Times • May 25, 2023

The paternoster is the VW Beetle among lifts.

From The Guardian • Aug. 14, 2015

The loop: from the top The paternoster has been dubbed the ‘socialist among elevators’.

From The Guardian • Aug. 14, 2015

“I’m used to talking about the Greek crisis, or the recent train drivers’ strike, but little did I expect that the paternoster would turn into my subject,” Strohschneider said.

From The Guardian • Aug. 14, 2015

Cheap Edition. london: elliot stock, 62, paternoster row.

From Obiter Dicta Second Series by Birrell, Augustine