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If I have to move up in a building, I choose the elevator over the escalator. Because one time I was riding the escalator and I tripped. I fell down the stairs for an hour and a half.
Demetri Martin

Meaning of "escalator" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ESCALATOR

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PRONUNCIATION OF ESCALATOR

escalator  [ˈɛskəˌleɪtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ESCALATOR

noun
adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Escalator is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ESCALATOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

escalator

Escalator

An escalator is a moving staircase – a conveyor transport device for carrying people between floors of a building. The device consists of a motor-driven chain of individual, linked steps that move up or down on tracks, allowing the step treads to remain horizontal. Escalators are used around the world to move pedestrian traffic in places where elevators would be impractical. Principal areas of usage include department stores, shopping malls, airports, transit systems, convention centers, hotels, arenas, stadiums and public buildings. Escalators have the capacity to move large numbers of people, and they can be placed in the same physical space as one might install a staircase. They have no waiting interval, they can be used to guide people toward main exits or special exhibits, and they may be weatherproofed for outdoor use. A non-functioning escalator can function as a normal staircase, whereas many other conveyances become useless when they break down.

Definition of escalator in the English dictionary

The definition of escalator in the dictionary is a moving staircase consisting of stair treads fixed to a conveyor belt, for transporting passengers between levels, esp between the floors of a building.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ESCALATOR


annihilator
əˈnaɪəˌleɪtə
calculator
ˈkælkjʊˌleɪtə
desolater
ˈdɛsəˌleɪtə
desolator
ˈdɛsəˌleɪtə
extrapolator
ɪkˈstræpəˌleɪtə
inhalator
ˈɪnhəˌleɪtə
insulator
ˈɪnsjʊˌleɪtə
interpolator
ɪnˈtɜːpəˌleɪtə
isolator
ˈaɪsəˌleɪtə
modulator
ˈmɒdjʊˌleɪtə
oscillator
ˈɒsɪˌleɪtə
percolator
ˈpɜːkəˌleɪtə
regulator
ˈrɛɡjʊˌleɪtə
revelator
ˈrevəˌleɪtə
simulator
ˈsɪmjʊˌleɪtə
travelator
ˈtrævəˌleɪtə
travolator
ˈtrævəˌleɪtə
ventilator
ˈvɛntɪˌleɪtə
violater
ˈvaɪəˌleɪtə
violator
ˈvaɪəˌleɪtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ESCALATOR

escabeche
escadrille
escalade
escalader
escalado
escalate
escalating
escalation
escalation clause
escalator clause
escalatory
escalier
escallonia
escallop
escalope
escamotage
escapable
escapade
escapado
escape

WORDS THAT END LIKE ESCALATOR

accumulator
administrator
ambulator
chelator
circulator
collator
correlator
defibrillator
depilator
emulator
flight simulator
formulator
invigilator
local oscillator
manipulator
pocket calculator
relator
scintillator
stimulator
tabulator
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Synonyms and antonyms of escalator in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «escalator» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ESCALATOR

Find out the translation of escalator to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of escalator from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «escalator» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

自动扶梯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

escalera mecánica
570 millions of speakers

English

escalator
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एस्केलेटर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سُلَّمٌ مُتَحَرِّك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

эскалатор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

escada rolante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চলন্ত সিঁড়ি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

escalier roulant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Eskalator
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rolltreppe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

エスカレーター
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

에스컬레이터
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Eskalator
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thang cuốn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நகரும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एस्केलेटर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yürüyen merdiven
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scala mobile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ruchome schody
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ескалатор
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scară rulantă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κυλιόμενη σκάλα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

roltrap
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rulltrappa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rulletrapp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of escalator

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ESCALATOR»

The term «escalator» is quite widely used and occupies the 39.690 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ESCALATOR» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about escalator

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7 QUOTES WITH «ESCALATOR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word escalator.
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Mohamed Al-Fayed
I'm building a glass pyramid over the Egyptian escalator where my body will be mummified, so my customers can come and see me forever.
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Kevin Bleyer
When I was a kid, while touring East Berlin - back when there was an East Berlin - I got my left foot stuck in an escalator in Alexanderplatz. A few hours later, thanks to blowtorches and chainsaws and East German soldiers and the U.S. Embassy, my foot was released, and I along with it.
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Mitch Hedberg
An escalator can never break: it can only become stairs. You should never see an escalator Temporarily Out Of Order sign, just escalator Temporarily Stairs. Sorry for the convenience.
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Cynthia Kenyon
It was like stepping on to an escalator; I could do anything. I was just made for science.
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Demetri Martin
If I have to move up in a building, I choose the elevator over the escalator. Because one time I was riding the escalator and I tripped. I fell down the stairs for an hour and a half.
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Lewis B. Smedes
The problem with revenge is that it never evens the score. It ties both the injured and the injurer to an escalator of pain. Both are stuck on the escalator as long as parity is demanded, and the escalator never stops.
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Leonard Woodcock
Now, wages in the automobile industry are made up of two components, what we call base rates and the cost of living factor which is fed in by the operation of the escalator.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ESCALATOR»

Discover the use of escalator in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to escalator and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The elevator escalator book: a transportation fact book
The way twelve different forms of transportation work are explained as a large, brown dog takes each on a trip to deliver a package.
Bob Barner, 1991
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Escalator
Escalator: a collection of Brandon Graham's short comics with a cast of sumo heroes, Graffiti writers, truck drivers from the future, and alien pornographers as they try to get through their lives with all the demonic possessions and ...
‎2005
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Elevator and Escalator Rescue: A Comprehensive Guide
Written by firefighters for firefighters, Elevator and Escalator Rescue: A Comprehensive Guide contains important information for technical rescue members, training officers, and fire company members alike.
Theodore Lee Jarboe, John J. O'Donoghue, 2007
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Elevator and Escalator Accident Reconstruction and Litigation
Sadly, others fall into the category of sheer negligence or incompetence. This book will help you determine the difference.
Joel D. Feldman, Ronald D. Schloss, David A. Cooper, 2011
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Sport Marketing
User segments are especially important in the sport business because they constitute the sport consumer escalator (see figure 2.2) — perhaps the most important concept in this book. We discuss the escalator from many angles in the chapters ...
Bernard James Mullin, Stephen Hardy, William Anthony Sutton, 2007
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The Vertical Transportation Handbook
Ample space for people must be provided at the entry and exit landings of an escalator. The escalator can feed people into an area much more rapidly than they can climb a stairway or walk through a restricted opening to leave that area.
George R. Strakosch, Robert S. Caporale, 2010
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Building Systems for Interior Designers
Adequate illumination should be provided at landings and comb plates as well as along escalator stairways. Some escalators have builtin lighting. An automaticservice brakewill stopthe escalator ifthe equipment breaks down orif an object ...
Corky Binggeli, 2011
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A-level Physics
[S] A69 A typical escalator in the London Underground rises at an angle of 30 to the horizontal. It lifts people through a vertical height of 1 5 m in 1.0 minute. Assuming all the passengers stand still whilst on the escalator, 75 people can step on ...
Roger Muncaster, 1993
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Men and Masculinities
Note:Portions of this entry were adapted from Michael Kimmel,The Gendered Society,New York:Oxford University Press,2000. See also “Glass Escalator”; Pay Gap Further Reading: Farrell,Warren. 1993. The Myth of Male Power. New York:  ...
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Walking up the down escalator : public investment and fiscal ...
Introduction. A popular phrase during macroeconomic stabilization in Latin America in the 1990s was “adjustment with growth.” Our focus here is on the surprising possibility that some types of fiscal austerity not only fail to bring growth, they ...
William Easterly, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ESCALATOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term escalator is used in the context of the following news items.
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Clown throws pie into woman's face and she goes crazy in Brazilian …
Seemingly minding her own business as she takes the escalator, one lady got a sudden shock when a clown slapped a cream pie in her face, ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Obesity And Sedentary Lifestyle: Study Examines Why You Take …
As researchers examined the data, they discovered an increasing distance between a stairway and an escalator by about 100 percent, ... «Science World Report, Jul 15»
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Naturally Indoors> Biotopological Escalator
Naturally Indoors> Biotopological Escalator. Reversible Destiny Foundation's experiential passageway in Dover Market seeks to inspire ... «The Architect's Newspaper, Jul 15»
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Metro reopens Bethesda stop on Red Line after escalator outage
Updated at 10:23 a.m.. Metro said it is reopening its Bethesda station on the Red Line. The stop had been closed because of an escalator ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
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Why it's worth taking the 'scenic route' at London's Heathrow airport
At an airport, do you take the elevator or escalator? But at London Heathrow's newest terminal it matters a great deal if you want to see Richard ... «CTV News, Jul 15»
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Woman Tries To Chase Clown Down An Escalator – But Fails …
As seen in the video, the clown was heading down one escalator while the unsuspecting woman was traveling upwards on the other. Almost ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
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Vitaliy Portnikov: In escalator of war, Ukraine going up, Russia going …
Pro-Russian separatists attend a rally marking the first anniversary of their withdrawal from Slavyansk in the Donetsk region on July 5, 2015. «Kyiv Post, Jul 15»
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Report reveals down side of BC elevator and escalator use
One person fell — not surprisingly — going the wrong way on an escalator and another was injured in a fall after a sleeve became caught in an ... «Vancouver Sun, Jul 15»
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An 'Escalator' of Chennai MRTS Commuters' Woes
At the Chepauk station, an escalator has been lying in shreds for a while now. The MRTS, which is also known as Parakkum Rail by citizens ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
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Siva inspects escalator work at Tiruchi Junction
Having provided funds under the MP Local Area Development Scheme for the establishment of an escalator at Tiruchi railway junction, DMK ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»

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