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fire escape

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fire escape
n.
A structure or device, such as an outside stairway attached to a building, erected for emergency exit in the event of fire.

fire escape
n
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) a means of evacuating persons from a building in the event of fire, esp a metal staircase outside the building
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Noun1.fire escapefire escape - a stairway (often on the outside of a building) that permits exit in the case of fire or other emergency
staircase, stairway - a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
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fire escape nscala di sicurezza

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He built in accordance with safety standards set for earthquakes, created enlarged fire escape staircases and added extra fire hoses, features that were not made mandatory until new building codes were introduced following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Meier: (On Santee) we had to detach the fire escapes section by section, repair the structural integrity of the entire fire escape system and crane them back up and re-bolt them to the building.
It is as if Moore is constructing a bridge in front of herself as she walks across it, participating in what she describes as "the fire escape school of architecture.
 
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