elisha graves otis

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   United States inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861)

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Questions about elisha graves otis

What does elisha graves otis mean?

elisha graves otis means "United States inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861)".

What is another word for elisha graves otis?

Close synonyms include Otis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is elisha graves otis a common word?

elisha graves otis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.