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Escalator - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Escalator : (noun)
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) [syn: escalator clause]
2: a stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating
belt [syn: moving staircase, moving stairway]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Escalator : \Es"ca*la`tor\, n. [NL. Cf. Escalade.]
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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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