8 example sentences using paternoster.
Paternoster used in a sentence
Paternoster in a sentence as a noun
> “The paternoster is the VW-beetle of elevators.
The paternoster in the article's video also has a sign that says children aren't allowed to use it.
In the same time the conventional lift only managed to transport 10 people to the top"I like riding a paternoster.
> I wonder how safe the paternoster would be if it had modern safety devices, like a switch to shut it down if someone gets stuck in the parts?
I wonder how safe the paternoster would be if it had modern safety devices, like a switch to shut it down if someone gets stuck in the parts?
In an earlier discussion of paternosters, a link to a video of a modern take on this, by Hitachi, was posted [2].It's an interesting approach.
Also, long door blockages could get sticky on a Hitachi paternoster without a stop on every floor, but I assume that the intended common-case solution for this is "don't do that, then".
Official statistics don’t differentiate between elevator and paternoster accidents.
Paternoster definitions
(Roman Catholic Church) the Lord's Prayer in Latin; translates as `our father'
See also: Paternoster
a type of lift having a chain of open compartments that move continually in an endless loop so that (agile) passengers can step on or off at each floor