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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This becomes clear as cats begin to congregate on your fire escape.
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Bryn Durgin, The New Yorker, 3 July 2024
At least this fire escape was a proper stairway, with a bannister to hold on to, and not just one of those ladders attached to a wall.
—Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker, 23 June 2024
For over a year, Flaco spent his days lounging in parks and on fire escapes and hooting on top of water towers at night, NPR reported.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
Meanwhile, Nash tried to flee the apartment through the fire escape but went back inside after spotting an officer on the roof above him, the release states.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
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Bryn Durgin, The New Yorker, 3 July 2024
At least this fire escape was a proper stairway, with a bannister to hold on to, and not just one of those ladders attached to a wall.
—Tessa Hadley, The New Yorker, 23 June 2024
For over a year, Flaco spent his days lounging in parks and on fire escapes and hooting on top of water towers at night, NPR reported.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
Meanwhile, Nash tried to flee the apartment through the fire escape but went back inside after spotting an officer on the roof above him, the release states.
—Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
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“Fire escape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20escape. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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