fire escape
noun
: a device for escape from a burning building
especially
: a metal stairway attached to the outside of a building
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Some people get rich and famous, some people get happy, and some fall off fire escapes.
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Helen Mitsios, SPIN, 16 May 2024
People took pictures of him perched on trees, water towers, fire escapes and benches.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
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Helen Mitsios, SPIN, 16 May 2024
People took pictures of him perched on trees, water towers, fire escapes and benches.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
See all Example Sentences for fire escape
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“Fire escape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20escape. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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