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| es·ca·la·tor [ éskə làytər ] (plural es·ca·la·tors) |
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1. moving stairs: a set of moving steps attached to a continuously circulating belt, that carries people up or down between levels in a building
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2. clause relating values: a stipulation in a contract that relates an increase or decrease in something to a change in something else, e.g. relating compensation to cost of living or prices to sales
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| [Early 20th century. <escalade, after elevator] |
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