escalator
1 of 2noun
es·ca·la·tor ˈe-skə-ˌlā-tər 
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a
: a power-driven set of stairs arranged like an endless belt that ascend or descend continuously
b
: an upward course suggestive of an escalator
a never-stopping escalator of economic progress
D. W. Brogan
D. W. Brogan2
: an escalator clause or provision
escalator
2 of 2adjective
: providing for a periodic proportional upward or downward adjustment (as of prices or wages)
an escalator arrangement tying the base pay … to living costs New York Times
New York Times
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Alex Portée, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2022 Enter SoFi by descending the principal escalator from the north and an opening between the stands immediately reveals the green of the playing field. Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2022 According to the Denver Police Department, an adult female guest at Empower Field at Mile High died as a result of her injuries after sitting on an escalator railing and falling to the concourse below. Lauren Huff, EW.com, 3 Aug. 2022 At Woodley Park, Shea and Mac ride up on the escalator, something he was trained to do in Michigan. Washington Post, 2 May 2022 Kenny Chesney's concert in Denver over the weekend ended in tragedy when a female fan died following a fall from an escalator. Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com, 2 Aug. 2022 The derailment came two days after an ascending escalator malfunctioned at the Back Bay Station and suddenly plummeted in reverse, causing a bloody pileup of people at the bottom. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 19 May 2022 Officers pursued the man up the escalator to the main concourse, where people waited to board trains — and where Starbucks is located — then out to Columbus Circle. Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 29 July 2022 In a letter sent recently to The Times, an inmate, Kenneth Johns, wrote that he and others were forced to walk naked about half a mile, down an escalator to the body scanning machine, and then forced to sit on dirty benches. Alene Tchekmedyianstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2022 See More
Noun
According to the Denver Police Department‘s Twitter account, the woman was sitting on the railing of an escalator Saturday at Empower Field at Mile High and fell onto the concourse below. Alex Portée, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2022 Enter SoFi by descending the principal escalator from the north and an opening between the stands immediately reveals the green of the playing field. Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2022 According to the Denver Police Department, an adult female guest at Empower Field at Mile High died as a result of her injuries after sitting on an escalator railing and falling to the concourse below. Lauren Huff, EW.com, 3 Aug. 2022 At Woodley Park, Shea and Mac ride up on the escalator, something he was trained to do in Michigan. Washington Post, 2 May 2022 Kenny Chesney's concert in Denver over the weekend ended in tragedy when a female fan died following a fall from an escalator. Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE.com, 2 Aug. 2022 The derailment came two days after an ascending escalator malfunctioned at the Back Bay Station and suddenly plummeted in reverse, causing a bloody pileup of people at the bottom. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 19 May 2022 Officers pursued the man up the escalator to the main concourse, where people waited to board trains — and where Starbucks is located — then out to Columbus Circle. Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 29 July 2022 In a letter sent recently to The Times, an inmate, Kenneth Johns, wrote that he and others were forced to walk naked about half a mile, down an escalator to the body scanning machine, and then forced to sit on dirty benches. Alene Tchekmedyianstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
from Escalator, a trademark
First Known Use
Noun
1900, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Adjective
1930, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
escalator
noun
es·ca·la·tor ˈe-skə-ˌlā-tər
: a moving stairway for going from one level (as of a building) to another
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