escalator

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noun

es·ca·la·tor ˈe-skə-ˌlā-tər

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-skyə-

: a power-driven set of stairs arranged like an endless belt that ascend or descend continuously

: an upward course suggestive of an escalator

a never-stopping escalator of economic progress—

D. W. Brogan

: an escalator clause or provision

escalator

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adjective

: providing for a periodic proportional upward or downward adjustment (as of prices or wages)

an escalator arrangement tying the base pay … to living costs—

New York Times

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Noun

Customers could explore hundreds of displays and departments across the store, which boasted 51 passenger elevators and 48 escalators, according to HistoricDetroit.org. —

Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 23 Dec. 2024 They peter and putter by at the speed of an escalator. —

Jonathan Rowe, SPIN, 18 Dec. 2024 Along with just overall renovation, the elevators and escalators in Concourses A and B will be getting revamps, Kershner said. —

Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 15 Dec. 2024 Take the stairs — or walk up the escalator rather than using an elevator. —

Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for escalator