es·ca·la·tor ( s k -l  tr)n. 1. A moving stairway consisting of steps attached to a continuously circulating belt. 2. An escalator clause. [Originally a trademark.] |
escalator [ˈɛskəˌleɪtə]
n
1. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) a moving staircase consisting of stair treads fixed to a conveyor belt, for transporting passengers between levels, esp between the floors of a building
2. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) short for escalator clause
[originally a trademark]
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| 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) |
| 2. |  escalator - a stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt |
Translations
escalator
n → Rolltreppe f
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 自動手扶梯 ескалатор رواں زینہ thang cuốn 自动扶梯
escalator → سلم متحرك eskalátor rulletrappe Rolltreppe κυλιόμενη σκάλα escalera eléctrica, escalera mecánica liukuportaat escalier roulant pomične stube scala mobile エスカレーター 에스컬레이터 roltrap rulletrapp ruchome schody escada rolante эскалатор rulltrappa บันไดเลื่อน yürüyen merdiven thang cuốn 自动扶梯
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