Escalator

Etymology
From Escalator: created by American inventor Charles Seeberger in 1900, from e: + scala: + -or:, which forms nouns of agency. Formerly a trademark. See: the appendix. Broader usage may be influenced by escalate: For an alternative etymology, see Online Etymology Dictionary.

Noun

 * 1) A motor-driven mechanical device consisting of a continuous loop of steps that automatically conveys people from one floor to another.
 * 2) An upward or progressive course.
 * 3) An escalator clause.
 * They agreed to a cost-of-living escalator.
 * They agreed to a cost-of-living escalator.

Derived terms

 * escalator clause

Related terms

 * escalate

Translations

 * Afrikaans:
 * Arabic: درج متحرك, سلم متحرك, سلم دوار
 * Bosnian:
 * Cantonese:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 自動扶梯, 自动扶梯,  自動電梯,  自动电梯,  自動樓梯,  自动楼梯,  自動鏈梯,  自动链梯, 升降階梯,  升降阶梯
 * Croatian:
 * Czech: eskalátor, pohyblivé schodiště, pohyblivé schody, jezdicí schody
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: eskalatoro, rulŝtuparo
 * Estonian: eskalaator
 * Finnish:


 * French:, ,
 * German: ,
 * Hebrew: דרגנוע
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic: rúllustigi
 * Japanese:
 * Korean: 에스컬레이터
 * Persian: (peleh bærghī), پله برقی
 * Polish: ruchome schody
 * Portuguese: escada rolante
 * Russian:
 * Serbian: ескалатор
 * Slovak: eskalátor, pohyblivé schody
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:
 * Volapük: rolatridem