Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A moving stairway consisting of steps attached to a continuously circulating belt.
- noun An escalator clause.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A moving stairway.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A stairway or incline arranged like an endless belt so that the steps or treads ascend or descend continuously, and one stepping upon it is carried up or down; -- originally a trade term, which has become the generic name for such devices. Such devices are in common use in large retail establishments such as department stores, and in public buildings having a heavy traffic of persons between adjacent floors.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
motor -driven mechanical device consisting of acontinuous loop ofsteps that automaticallyconveys people from one floor to another. - noun An upward or progressive course.
- noun An
escalator clause .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt
- noun 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)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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The vertical displacement between each successive line reflects generational differences where each successive cohort began its ascent up the life cycle escalator, or in other words, the gradual generational decline in religious observance.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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The escalator is used to a stunning and scary effect as are the shadows and lighting effects on the old recording.
Melody Breyer-Grell: Evening Primrose Times Two: Sondheim's Mini-Masterpiece on Stage and DVD Melody Breyer-Grell 2010
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The escalator is used to a stunning and scary effect as are the shadows and lighting effects on the old recording.
Melody Breyer-Grell: Evening Primrose Times Two: Sondheim's Mini-Masterpiece on Stage and DVD Melody Breyer-Grell 2010
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This next-generation escalator is patented in the U.S.,
Levytator VIDEO: Watch The World's First Freeform, Curving Escalator In Action The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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The escalator is used to a stunning and scary effect as are the shadows and lighting effects on the old recording.
Melody Breyer-Grell: Evening Primrose Times Two: Sondheim's Mini-Masterpiece on Stage and DVD Melody Breyer-Grell 2010
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The escalator is used to a stunning and scary effect as are the shadows and lighting effects on the old recording.
Melody Breyer-Grell: Evening Primrose Times Two: Sondheim's Mini-Masterpiece on Stage and DVD Melody Breyer-Grell 2010
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Conversely, the "inconvenience" that a commuter who wanted to go to the other end of Century City would have to suffer is no greater than walking from one end of the mall to the other -- or even less since an escalator from the subway would presumably bring the commuter to the street level towards the middle of the block between Santa Monica and Constellation.
John Mirisch: Constellation Blvd. Is the Wrong Choice for the Westside Extension Century City Station John Mirisch 2010
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The escalator is used to a stunning and scary effect as are the shadows and lighting effects on the old recording.
Melody Breyer-Grell: Evening Primrose Times Two: Sondheim's Mini-Masterpiece on Stage and DVD Melody Breyer-Grell 2010
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Conversely, the "inconvenience" that a commuter who wanted to go to the other end of Century City would have to suffer is no greater than walking from one end of the mall to the other -- or even less since an escalator from the subway would presumably bring the commuter to the street level towards the middle of the block between Santa Monica and Constellation.
John Mirisch: Constellation Blvd. Is the Wrong Choice for the Westside Extension Century City Station John Mirisch 2010
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The escalator is used to a stunning and scary effect as are the shadows and lighting effects on the old recording.
Melody Breyer-Grell: Evening Primrose Times Two: Sondheim's Mini-Masterpiece on Stage and DVD Melody Breyer-Grell 2010
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