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escalator

noun

a stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt

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Word length
9
Starts with
E
Ends with
R
Contains
SC
Scrabble score
11
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

ˈɛs.kə.leɪ.tə

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Definitions

noun

  1. a stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt

noun

  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)

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