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escalator

[es-kuh-ley-ter] / ˈɛs kəˌleɪ tər /
NOUN
moving staircase
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The roped climbers were ascending Mount Johnson, an 8,400-foot peak, along a route known as the Escalator, a steep and technical alpine climb on the peak’s southeast face.

From New York Times • Apr. 27, 2024

If a word becomes too much of a generic term, companies risk losing their trademark — as happened for Escalator, which was originally a name brand of escalators.

From The Verge • Feb. 19, 2020

Escalator failures started soon after the UW and Capitol Hill stations opened in March 2016.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2018

Escalator Over the Hill, and all the many representations of Bley's idiosyncratic eloquence since, are enduring proof of her value.

From The Guardian • Jan. 18, 2011

Thus, he proved the Great Escalator Trade was possible.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon




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