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escalator definition

☆ es·ca·la·tor (es′kə lāt′ər)

noun

  1. a moving stairway consisting of treads linked in an endless belt, used in department stores, subway stations, etc.
  2. escalator clause

Etymology: coined as a trademark (1895) < escala(de) + -tor, as in (eleva)tor

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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