dumbwaiter

n.

1. A small elevator used to convey food or other goods from one floor of a building to another.
2. A portable serving stand or table.

A hoisting and lowering mechanism within a building equipped with a relatively small car which moves in a vertical direction (in guides); used exclusively for carrying materials.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a small elevator used to convey food (or other goods) from one floor of a building to another
  Synonym: food elevator

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - køkkenelevator, madelevator

Nederlands (Dutch)
stommeknecht, serveerboy, etenslift

Français (French)
n. - (US) monte-plats, (GB) table tournante, plateau tournant

Deutsch (German)
n. - stummer Diener, Speiseaufzug

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανελκυστήρας δίσκων φαγητού, αναβατόριο σερβίτσιων, κυλιόμενο τραπεζάκι σερβιρίσματος (κν. ταμπλ-ρουλάντ)

Italiano (Italian)
carrello

Português (Portuguese)
n. - criado-mudo (m)

Русский (Russian)
столик на колесиках, вращающийся поднос, лифт для подачи блюд с одного этажа на другой

Español (Spanish)
n. - montaplatos, carrito

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - serveringsbord, mathiss

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
升降机, 餐桌旁的上菜架, 餐桌中的转台

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 升降機, 餐桌旁的上菜架, 餐桌中的轉臺

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 식기나 식품 운반용 엘리베이터

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 小型エレベーター, 食品台, 回転食品台

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مصعد صغير لنقل الطعام وما شابه من طابق إلى آخر ( يستعمل عادة في المطاعم)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שולחן מסתובב, מעלית מזון, שולחן הגשה‬

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