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es·ca·la·tor

(ĕs′kə-lā′tər)

1. A moving stairway consisting of steps attached to a continuously circulating belt.

2. An escalator clause.

[Originally a trademark.]

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escalator

(ˈɛskəˌleɪtə)

1. (Mechanical Engineering) a moving staircase consisting of stair treads fixed to a conveyor belt, for transporting passengers between levels, esp between the floors of a building

2. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) short for escalator clause

[C20: originally a trademark]

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es•ca•la•tor

(ˈɛs kəˌleɪ tər)

n.

1. a continuously moving stairway on an endless loop for carrying passengers up or down.

2. a means of rising or descending or of increasing or decreasing, esp. by stages.

3. escalator clause.

adj.

4. of, pertaining to, or included in an escalator clause.

[1895–1900, Amer.; formerly a trademark]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

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Noun	1.	escalator - 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) escalator clause clause, article - a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will)
	2.	escalator - a stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt moving staircase, moving stairway staircase, stairway - a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps

Translations

سُلَّم كَهْرُبائي مُتَحَرِّكسُلَّمٌ مُتَحَرِّك

eskalátor

rulletrappeeskalator

Rolltreppe

κυλιόμενη σκάλα

escalera eléctrica escalera mecánica

liukuportaat

escalier roulantescalateurescalator escalier mécanique

eskalatorpomične stube

mozgólépcső

rennistigi, rúllustigi

scala mobile

エスカレーター

에스컬레이터

eskalatorius

eskalators

eskalátor

tekoče stopnice

rulltrappa

บันไดเลื่อน

yürüyen merdiven

thang cuốn

自动扶梯

escalator

[ˈeskəleɪtəʳ]

A. N → escalera f mecánica

B. CPD escalator clause N (Comm) → cláusula f de revisión or actualización

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

escalator

[ˈɛskəleɪtə^r] n → escalier m mécanique

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

escalator

n → Rolltreppe f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

escalator

[ˈɛskəˌleɪtəʳ] n → scala mobile

escalator

(ˈeskəleita) noun

a moving staircase in a shop, underground railway etc.

escalator

→ سُلَّمٌ مُتَحَرِّك eskalátor rulletrappe Rolltreppe κυλιόμενη σκάλα escalera eléctrica, escalera mecánica liukuportaat escalier roulant pomične stube scala mobile エスカレーター 에스컬레이터 roltrap rulletrapp ruchome schody escada rolante эскалатор rulltrappa บันไดเลื่อน yürüyen merdiven thang cuốn 自动扶梯

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