| 单词 | fire escape |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfire escape fire escape n. a means by which to escape from a fire, spec. an external staircase, ladder, etc., used to escape from the upper floors of a building on fire. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > escape > [noun] > means of escape > from a fire fire ladder1648 fire escape1725 escape1810 1725 Daily Courant 23 Apr. Fire-escapes. A Conveniency to descend from the Window of any House, to prevent the great Calamity many have fallen into when the Stairs have been on Fire. 1788 W. Dafour Specif. Patent 1652 1 A Machine called a Fire escape. 1832 Examiner 678/1 They..rush to the fire-escapes. 1947 E. A. McCourt Flaming Hour 81 There's a wooden fire escape leading from my bedroom window. 2001 J. Hansen One True Friend (2005) 42 We sit on the fire escape, but he's learning that sitting on the fire escape is not the same thing as going outside to play. < as lemmas |
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