English noun: escalator | |||
1. | escalator (communication) 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) | ||
Synonyms | escalator clause | ||
Broader (hypernym) | article, clause | ||
2. | escalator (artifact) a stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt | ||
Synonyms | moving staircase, moving stairway | ||
Broader (hypernym) | staircase, stairway | ||