Escalator (Noun)
Meaning 1
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).
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 2
A stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- I stood on the escalator and held the railing as I glided upward to the next floor.
- She lost her shoe on the escalator and it slipped beneath the bottom step before she could grab it.
- He made sure to take his daughter's hand as they stepped onto the crowded escalator.
- They placed signs along the length of the escalator in the shopping mall advertising sales on electronics.
- You need to let go of the side railing of the escalator now because you've reached the top and are supposed to get off.