paternoster
Example Sentences
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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
Out out, one in There are an estimated 250 paternoster lifts still in use in Germany.
From The Guardian • Aug. 14, 2015
I’m too impatient to wait for a conventional lift and the best thing about a paternoster is that you can hop on and off it as you please.
From The Guardian • Aug. 14, 2015
"Well, old 'un; what luck with the paternoster?" he asked, cheerily.
From Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler by Senior, William
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
