Home › Words › M › manliftmanliftmanlift means A permanently installed device used in place of an elevator, consisting of a series of handle-and-step groups attached to a vertical conveyor, and used to transport people, typically in an industrial environment.EtymologyFrom man + lift.nounA permanently installed device used in place of an elevator, consisting of a series of handle-and-step groups attached to a vertical conveyor, and used to transport people, typically in an industrial environment.A piece of portable equipment consisting of a large cage, bucket, or basket at the end of an extensible boom, and used by workers to reach inaccessible places.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).