What is "escalator" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "escalator": 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)

Noun

Pronunciation in US: esʹkə-lā-tər, IPA(key)

Pronunciation in UK: /ˈɛs.kə.leɪ.tə/

Hyphenation: es‧ca‧la‧tor

Meaning of "escalator": a stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt

Noun

Pronunciation in US: esʹkə-lā-tər, IPA(key)

Pronunciation in UK: /ˈɛs.kə.leɪ.tə/

Hyphenation: es‧ca‧la‧tor

Synonyms:

people mover, moving stairway,