Escalator

noun

/ˈɛs.kə.leɪ.tə/

Word Frequency: 0.4

Definitions

1.nounAnything that escalates.

2.nounA motor-driven mechanical device consisting of a continuous loop of steps that automatically conveys people from one floor to another.

3.nounAn upward or progressive course.

4.nounAn escalator clause.

"They agreed to a cost-of-living escalator."

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