| 释义 |
Noun: escalator 'esku`leytu(r)- 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 - A stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt
- moving staircase, moving stairway
Derived forms: escalators Type of: article, clause, staircase, stairway Encyclopedia: Escalator |