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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

As the paternoster cabin in which he was slowly descending into the bowels of Stuttgart’s town hall plunged into darkness, Dejan Tuco giggled infectiously.

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

Out out, one in There are an estimated 250 paternoster lifts still in use in Germany.

From The Guardian • Aug. 14, 2015

In the winter refectorium Of Maulbronn, in the cloister, One hears a merry sound and hum, Not like a paternoster.

From Gaudeamus! Humorous Poems by Scheffel, Joseph Victor von