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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Another flashback, this time in the immediate aftermath of Vince daring a drunken employee to jump from the roof to a neighboring fire escape, paralyzing the man and leaving the Rabbit to pay out half a million dollars.
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Andy Andersen, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
Officials allege that Bester bribed several prison employees into helping with his escape plan, including conning his way into an isolation cell that was located near a fire escape and in an area with limited cameras, per the docuseries, NBC News and GroundUp.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Contingency lines have been identified in the event the fire escapes primary control lines.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Visitors span inner-city apartment dwellers who grow herbs on fire escapes and rural families planning orchard plots.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
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Andy Andersen, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
Officials allege that Bester bribed several prison employees into helping with his escape plan, including conning his way into an isolation cell that was located near a fire escape and in an area with limited cameras, per the docuseries, NBC News and GroundUp.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Contingency lines have been identified in the event the fire escapes primary control lines.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Visitors span inner-city apartment dwellers who grow herbs on fire escapes and rural families planning orchard plots.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
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 30 Sep. 2025.
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