escalatornoun [ C ]
uk/ˈes.kə.leɪ.tər/us/ˈes.kə.leɪ.t̬ɚ/B2 a set of stairs moved up or down by electric power on which people can stand and be taken from one level of a building to another, especially in shops, railway stations, and airports:
I'll meet you by the up/down escalator on the second floor.
More examples
- Sorry but the escalator is out of use; you'll have to take the stairs.
- I cannot take this pram up the escalator, so I hope there is a lift I can use.
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Parts of buildings: stairs & lifts
- chairlift
- chute
- doorstep
- drag lift
- dumb waiter
- elevator
- fire escape
- ghat
- ladder
- lift
- rope ladder
- rung
- stair
- staircase
- stairway
- step
- stepladder
- stoep
- stoop
- tread
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