es·ca·la·tor
                    
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  ˈe-skə-ˌlā-tər  
                                                                                                                               
                                                      
                                                          
            nonstandard
    -skyə- 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
D. W. Brogan
                         
                
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                                                      : an escalator clause or provision                                      
                
                    
                                
              
          
                                                      : providing for a periodic proportional upward or downward adjustment (as of prices or wages)                                      
              
                             
an escalator arrangement tying the base pay … to living costs— New York Times
New York Times
                         
                
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