escalator
/ˈɛs.kə.leɪ.tə/ · noun
Meaning
- 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.
Etymology / origin
No prose etymology has been added yet.
No ancestor words have been linked yet.
Related words
Descendant words
No descendant words have been linked yet.