escalator

ˈɛskəˌleɪtər

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Definition of escalator - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

conveyancemoving staircase for carrying people between floors

She took the escalator to the second floor of the mall..

moving staircase

moving walkway

travelator

contract clause

TECH.

clause adjusting wages or prices based on conditions

TECH.

The contract includes an escalator for inflation.

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moving staircase for carrying people between floors

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escalator clause

clause adjusting contract terms with economic changes

The lease includes an escalator clause for inflation adjustments.

Origin of escalator

Latin, scala (ladder)

Terms with escalator included in their meaning

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moving staircase

escalator

mechanical stairs moving people between floors

handrail

transportation

moving rail on an escalator for support

comb

escalator safety

toothed plate preventing objects on escalators

comb-plate

escalator

part of an escalator where steps flatten out

Examples of escalator in a sentence

Children love riding the escalator up and down.
The lease agreement has an escalator for market rates.
They negotiated an escalator to adjust salaries annually.

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French:escalator, clause d'indexation, ...
German:Rolltreppe, Gleitklausel, ...
Italian:scala mobile, clausola di indicizzazione, ...
Spanish:escalera mecánica, cláusula de ajuste, ...
Portuguese:escada rolante, cláusula de ajuste, ...
Chinese:自动扶梯, 价格调整条款, ...
Japanese:エスカレーター, 調整条項, ...
Arabic:سُلَّم مُتَحَرِّك, بند تصاعدي, ...
Hebrew:דַּרְגַּנּוֹעַ, סְעִיף הַצְמָדָה, ...
Russian:эскалатор, индексация, ...
Ukrainian:ескалатор, пункт, ...
Hindi:एस्केलेटर, समायोजन खंड, ...
Bengali:চলন্ত সিঁড়ি, ...
Catalan:escala mecànica, clàusula d'ajust, ...
Czech:eskalátor, eskalační doložka, ...
Danish:rulletrappe, indekseringsklausul, ...
Dutch:roltrap, indexeringsclausule, ...
Greek:κυλιόμενη σκάλα, ρήτρα αναπροσαρμογής, ...
Hungarian:mozgólépcső, értékkövető záradék, ...
Khmer:ជណ្តើរយន្ត, លក្ខខណ្ឌក្នុងកិច្ចសន្យាសម្រាប់កែសម្រួលប្រាក់ឈ្នួល ឬតម្លៃតាមលក្ខខណ្ឌ, ...
Korean:에스컬레이터, 조정 조항, ...
Persian:پله برقی, بند تعدیل, ...
Polish:ruchome schody, klauzula eskalacyjna, ...
Portuguese (BR):escada rolante, cláusula de ajuste, ...
Romanian:scară rulantă, clauză de ajustare, ...
Swedish:rulltrappa, indexklausul, ...
Thai:บันไดเลื่อน, ข้อกำหนดการปรับตามเงินเฟ้อ, ...
Turkish:yürüyen merdiven, escalator maddesi, ...
Vietnamese:thang cuốn, điều khoản điều chỉnh, ...

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