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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
escalator
    n 1: a clause in a contract that provides for an increase or a
         decrease in wages or prices or benefits etc. depending on
         certain conditions (as a change in the cost of living
         index) [syn: escalator clause, escalator]
    2: a stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating
       belt [syn: escalator, moving staircase, moving
       stairway]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Escalator \Es"ca*la`tor\, n. [NL. Cf. Escalade.]
   A stairway or incline arranged like an endless belt so that
   the steps or treads ascend or descend continuously, and one
   stepping upon it is carried up or down; -- originally a trade
   term, which has become the generic name for such devices.
   Such devices are in common use in large retail establishments
   such as department stores, and in public buildings having a
   heavy traffic of persons between adjacent floors.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
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