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escalatorMain Entry: 1es·ca·la·tor Pronunciation: \ˈes-kə-ˌlā-tər, ÷-kyə-\ Function: noun Etymology: from Escalator, a trademark Date: 1900 1 a : a power-driven set of stairs arranged like an endless belt that ascend or descend continuously b : an upward course suggestive of an escalator <a never-stopping escalator of economic progress — D. W. Brogan>
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