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fire escape
- a fireproof stairway down an outside wall, to help people escape from a burning building
- a ladder, chute, rope, etc. used for the same purpose
See fire escape in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A structure or device, such as an outside stairway attached to a building, erected for emergency exit in the event of fire.
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