escalator

es·ca·la·tor  (sk-ltr)

n.

1. A moving stairway consisting of steps attached to a continuously circulating belt.

2. An escalator clause.

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[Originally a trademark.]

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escalator

Noun

a moving staircase consisting of stair treads fixed to a conveyor belt [Latin scala ladder]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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) escalator clause clause, article - a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)
	2.	escalator - a stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt moving staircase, moving stairway staircase, stairway - a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps

Translations

escalator [ˈɛskəleɪtəʳ] n → escalera mecánica

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escalator [ˈɛskəleɪtəʳ] n → escalier roulant

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escalator [ˈɛskəleɪtəʳ] n → Rolltreppe f

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escalator [ˈɛskəleɪtəʳ] n → scala mobile

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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 自动扶梯