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 | ||