English
Etymology
Possibly a blend of escalade and elevator; originally a registered trademark.
Noun
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en-noun
- A mechanical device consisting of a continuous loop of stairs for automatically conveying people from one floor to another.
Translations
trans-top|mechanical device
Bosnian: t-|bs|eskalator|m
Croatian: t-|hr|eskalator|m
Dutch: roltrap m
Finnish: liukuportaat p
German: t+|de|Rolltreppe|f
Hebrew: ×ר×× ××¢|×ְּרַ×Ö°× ×Ö¹×¢Ö· (dragnoa) m
Icelandic: rúllustigi m
Japanese: t-|ja|ã¨ã¹ã«ã¬ã¼ã¿ã¼|tresukarÄtÄ|scJpan
Hungarian: t+|hu|mozgólépcsÅ
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Korean: ìì¤ì»¬ë ì´í° (eseukeolleiteo)
Persian: FAchar|Ù¾Ù٠برÙÛ (peleh bærghÄ«)
Polish: ruchome schody p
Serbian:
Spanish: escalera mecánica m
Swedish: t+|sv|rulltrappa|c
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Derived terms
escalator clause
Related terms
elevator
escalade<!--but not "escalate"-->
See also
lift
movator
moving pavement, moving sidewalk
moving ramp
moving walkway
stairway
travelator
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