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escalator
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es·ca·la·tor  (sk-ltr)
n.
1. A moving stairway consisting of steps attached to a continuously circulating belt.
2. An escalator clause.

[Originally a trademark.]

escalator
Noun
a moving staircase consisting of stair treads fixed to a conveyor belt [Latin scala ladder]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.escalator - a clause in a contract that provides for an increase or a decrease in wages or prices or benefits etc. depending on certain conditions (as a change in the cost of living index)
clause, article - a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)
2.escalatorescalator - a stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt
staircase, stairway - a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
Translations
escalator [ˈɛskəleɪtəʳ] nescalera mecánica

escalator [ˈɛskəleɪtəʳ] nescalier roulant

escalator [ˈɛskəleɪtəʳ] nRolltreppe f

escalator [ˈɛskəleɪtəʳ] nscala mobile

escalator
n escalator [ˈeskəleita]
a moving staircase in a shop, underground railway etc. roltrap سُلَّم كَهْرُبائي مُتَحَرِّك ескалатор eskalátor rulletrappe; eskalator die Rolltreppe κυλιόμενη σκάλα escalera mecánica eskalaator پله برقی liukuportaat escalier roulant מַדרֵגוֹת נָעוֹת चलती सीढी़ pokretne stube mozgólépcső tangga berjalan rennistigi, rúllustigi scala mobile エスカレーター 에스컬레이터 eskalatorius eskalators eskalator roltrap rulletrapp ruchome schody escada rolante scară rulantă эскалатор eskalátor pomične stopnice pokretne stepenice rulltrappa บันไดเลื่อน yürüyen merdiven 自動扶梯 ескалатор رواں زینہ thang cuốn


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For example, men's and women's watches, other accessories and shoes are situated near the escalators since they can be impulse purchase items.
NORTH HOLLYWOOD - Six people were taken to local hospitals for minor injuries Friday when one of the escalators at the North Hollywood Red Line station malfunctioned, officials said.
The system is literally falling apart: $383 million spent on new trains has produced cars that need repairs about as frequently as the old ones; escalators serviced for $93 million need fixing more often than the escalators that were left alone.
 
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