fire escape

Definition of fire escape

: a device for escape from a burning building especially : a metal stairway attached to the outside of a building

Examples of fire escape in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Even the remade fire escape stairway on the store’s south end is artistic. — Blair Kamin, chicagotribune.com, "Column: The world’s largest Starbucks, opening Friday in Chicago, is one of the finest flagships on the Mag Mile," 7 Nov. 2019 MySafe: California – Delivers fire safety education to communities and schools, from how to protect your home to how to prepare a fire escape plan. — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, "Here's How You Can Help People Affected by California's Wildfires," 1 Nov. 2019 San Antonio police said first responders arrived at the church at 230 E.Travis St. around 1 a.m. Friday after a portion of the roof and a fire escape had fallen. — Taylor Pettaway, ExpressNews.com, "Church looking to move forward after roof collapse," 25 Oct. 2019 After the game, Grange left the Illini’s hotel by the fire escape, boarded a train to Chicago and officially joined the Bears. — Will Larkin, chicagotribune.com, "Ranking the 100 best Bears players ever: No. 20, Red Grange," 17 Aug. 2019 His high-fashion shoots would often take place on fire escapes or street corners, with cameras, lights and cords on display. — Elizabeth Paton, New York Times, "Peter Lindbergh, Photographer Who Captured Rise of the Supermodel, Dies at 74," 4 Sep. 2019 Stanley Forman’s 1975 photograph of 19-year-old Diana Bryant and her 2-year-old goddaughter Tiare Jones falling from a broken fire escape during a fire in Boston that prompted officials in Massachusetts to pass new laws on fire-safety. — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, "In news, when words fail, graphic and shocking photos often don't," 2 July 2019 The doors in the master closet are so glossy that the fire escape is reflected on them. — Jesse Kornbluth, ELLE Decor, "Darren Star’s New York Loft is Not What You Would Expect from the Sex and the City Creator," 16 Apr. 2019 Furthermore, Fischer pointed to a tragedy in a Harlem public housing building last month, in which four young children and two adults perished after a fire broke out and family members could not make their way to the fire escapes or hallways. — Fox News, "'Billionaires' Row' New Yorkers continue fight against homeless shelter, accusing Mayor de Blasio of luring vulnerable into 'firetrap'," 6 June 2019

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“Fire escape.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20escape. Accessed 13 December 2019.

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