a set of moving stairs that take people from one level to another in a large building. A machine that you ride in to move between levels is a lift.
Synonyms and related words
Stairways, ladders and lifts
banister
banisters
bannister
escalator
noun countable
US /ˈeskəˌleɪtər/
Word Forms
singular
escalator
plural
escalators
DEFINITIONS1
1
a set of moving stairs that take people from one level to another in a large building. A machine that you ride in to move between levels is an elevator.