paternoster

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

From Seattle Times • May 25, 2023

“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

The loop: down and back up There have been no new paternoster lifts installed since 1974, because of access problems and safety concerns.

From The Guardian • Aug. 14, 2015

The paternoster is the VW Beetle among lifts.

From The Guardian • Aug. 14, 2015

A cardinal gave him a napkin, his splendid cape was put again over his shoulders, and, with a paternoster the ceremony was over.

From Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe by Willis, N. Parker