ESCALATOR

escalator, moving staircase, moving stairway

(noun) a stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

escalator (plural escalators)

Anything that escalates.

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

An upward or progressive course.

An escalator clause.

Anagrams

• acetarsol, crotalase

Source: Wiktionary

Es"ca*la`tor, n. [NL. Cf. Escalade.]

Definition: 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; -- a trade term.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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