escalator, moving staircase, moving stairway
(noun) a stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
• 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
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
