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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TRAVOLATOR

Coined on the model of escalator.
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PRONUNCIATION OF TRAVOLATOR

travolator  [ˈtrævəˌleɪtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TRAVOLATOR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Travolator 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 TRAVOLATOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

travolator

Moving walkway

A moving walkway or moving sidewalk, known in British English as a travellator or a travelator, is a slow moving conveyor mechanism that transports people across a horizontal or inclined plane over a short to medium distance. Moving walkways can be used by standing or walking on them. They are often installed in pairs, one for each direction.

Definition of travolator in the English dictionary

The definition of travolator in the dictionary is a moving pavement for transporting pedestrians, as in a shopping precinct or an airport.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TRAVOLATOR


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

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TRAVOLATOR

travelling people
travelling salesman
travelling wave
travelling-wave tube
travelog
travelogue
travels
Traven
Travers
traversable
traversal
traverse
traverser
travertin
travertine
travestied
travesties
travesty
travois
trawl

WORDS THAT END LIKE TRAVOLATOR

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 travolator in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «travolator» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TRAVOLATOR

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

Translator English - Chinese

travolator
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Cinta mecánica
570 millions of speakers

English

travolator
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

travolator
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

travolator
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

траволатора
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

travolator
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

travolator
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tapis roulant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Travolator
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

travolator
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

travolator
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

travolator
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Travolator
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

travolator
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

travolator
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ट्रॉलॉलेटर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

travolator
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

travolator
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

travolator
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

траволатора
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

travolator
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

travolator
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

travolator
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

travolator
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

travolator
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of travolator

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TRAVOLATOR»

The term «travolator» is used very little and occupies the 188.236 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TRAVOLATOR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «travolator» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «travolator» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TRAVOLATOR»

Discover the use of travolator in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to travolator and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cities in the Pacific Rim
Moreover, Sapporo Breweries constructed a 'travolator' of about 400 m from the nearest station to the site. Although the contribution of the travolator was a development exaction, this brought merits not only to neighbours but also to the ...
James Berry, Stanley McGreal, 2002
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Architecture of Instruction and Delight: A Socio-historical ...
Even in his original competition, Henard had already thought of a travolator or train continu on the banks of the Seine. Ultimately, Blot's plan was realised, specifically because it worked at different heights and thus allowed traffic crossing at ...
Pieter van Wesemael, 2001
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Punch
Will the Travolator speed progress through the Drain? " It may whisk them up more quickly," said a defeatist from Pudding Lane, "but what will happen when it carries them down by the hundred on to platforms that are full already?" All his pals ...
Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, 1960
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Meeting at Infinity
On the opposite side of the yard was a travolator leading into a lighted tunnel. There was no hint where it might lead. As Curdy's group approached, another group was being loaded on. The chain binding them was locked on to a hook on a ...
John Brunner, 2011
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Railway Gazette International
Construction of Travolator at Bank Station, Southern Region Work on the " travolator," the two-track moving platform on a gradient of 1 in 7, which will link the platforms of the Bank terminus of the Waterloo & City Line, British Railways, Southern ...
‎1959
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The Railway Gazette
It has been used to line the tunnel of the 312-ft. moving way between Waterloo and the Bank — the Travolator — and, in a smaller but no less interesting application, has been applied to the roof of a railway subway. Here, at Leighton Buzzard, ...
‎1961
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Halsbury's statutory instruments: being a companion work to ...
(4) Every escalator and travolator in station premises shall be provided with a means for fighting fire comprising a water sprinkler system which is activated automatically on the operation of the means for detecting fire with which the escalator ...
Great Britain, Hardinge Stanley Giffard Halsbury (Earl of), Butterworths (Firm), 2009
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Wood: Forestry, Marketing, Application
The Travolator The new Travolator at the Bank Underground Station in London, designed to transport travellers from ticket- office to platform by means of moving tracks, has been produced at a cost of approximately £850,000. Hard-wearing ...
‎1960
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Interbuild
The designers point out here that this system could be part of a complete travolator system for the central area. Above this travolator deck, and sheltering both the new pedestrian levels, would be a long canopy glazed to allow maximum ...
‎1961
10
West's New York supplement
The plaintiff suffered leg injuries while operating a mechanism called a travolator, a moving sidewalk, which was manufactured and installed by the defendant Otis Elevator Company (hereinafter Otis) in 1971. The plaintiffs complaint alleged ...
‎1998

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TRAVOLATOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term travolator is used in the context of the following news items.
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Afternoon In The Park: Travolator
We're fans of their style so we let them film and edit this one themselves! Keep your eyes peeled for Travolator coming soon, premiering in San Diego July 26! «Transworld Skateboarding, Jul 15»
2
Lies On The London Underground
Those curious to know exactly what a "travolator" is can read more here. Want more insight into your daily commute? We have already shed some light onto the ... «Londonist, May 13»
3
Otis building on Saudi industrial innovation
In fact, Otis has been involved in a number of major projects in Saudi Arabia, including the installation of escalators and travolators (moving walkways) at ... «Arab News, Apr 13»
4
VAT cut boost for Scottish ski resorts
... and valleys, such as ski-lifts, chair-lifts, cable-cars etc. It will not include any surface-based systems, such as travolators, escalators, funicular railways etc. «Strathspey and Badenoch Herald, Apr 13»
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Ipath Welcomes Shuriken Shannon
Afternoon In The Park: Travolator · Brad McClain For Bones Wheels ... Afternoon In The Park: Travolator · BAJA, Full Video ... Travolator Trailer · 5 Trick Fix: Baja. «Transworld Skateboarding, Jan 13»
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Kyiv to Get Ukraine's Largest Shopping and Entertainment Complex …
... and future residential community by means of 14 front entrances equipped with travolators, elevators and escalators. Four main entrances in the shopping and ... «Property Xpress Newswire, Jun 12»
7
DB Realty to Build India's Biggest Mall
... theatre; A 125 room boutique hotel; A 50,000 sq. ft kids 'play & care' zone; Travolators to connect shoppers seamlessly from one level of the mall to the other. «India PRwire, Apr 08»
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Cyber-Neologoliferation
“We're running the wrong way on a travolator!” (I get the first part — “allusion to the huge task of maintaining the painted surfaces of the railway bridge over the ... «New York Times, Nov 06»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Travolator [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/travolator>. May 2024 ».
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