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Elevator Antiquities: Classic Hoist Lexicon is a hard crossword puzzle with 18 clues covering . Play it online for free below, or create your own crossword with our free crossword maker.
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Elevator Antiquities: Classic Hoist Lexicon
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- 1. Assembly redirecting ropes, pivotal for raising loads.
- 2. Element ensuring brakes engage when power fails.
- 4. Signal mechanism for summoning car to specific floors.
- 7. Speed regulator preventing dangerous descents.
- 8. Protective strip sensing obstructions at car perimeter.
- 12. Safety mechanism preventing slippage of rope ends.
- 13. Vertical shaft through which the elevator ascends.
- 16. Cylindrical part winding or unwinding lifting cables.
- 17. Device changing motor polarity for ascent versus descent.
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- 3. Structural skeleton supporting elevator car platform.
- 5. Old term for lateral door movement in cabs.
- 6. Mass that balances the car's load to ease ascent.
- 9. Lever arm adjusting tension in counterweight systems.
- 10. Integral part coupled with governors measuring velocity.
- 11. Grooved wheel guiding wire ropes under tension.
- 14. Ancient catch securing landing doors upon stop.
- 15. Steel track keeping the car on its path.
- 18. Primary portal to the carriage, historically manual.
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