Escalator
['eskəleɪtə] or ['ɛskə'letɚ]
Definition
(noun.) a stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt.
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Examples
- The escalator is a simple device. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Another type is that known as the cleat escalator. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- This new and interesting device is known as an escalator. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- This simple but effective device is known as the escalator. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The Cleat Escalator. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Both these types of escalators can be made to move up or down by aid of a swinging switch, or two of them can be placed side by side, one moving upward and the other downward. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The Story in Elevators and Escalators[15] Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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