Word: escalator
Phonetic:
/ˈɛs.kə.leɪ.tə/
Listen:
Anything that escalates.
A motor-driven mechanical device consisting of a continuous loop of steps that automatically conveys people from one floor to another.
An upward or progressive course.
An escalator clause. Example: They agreed to a cost-of-living escalator.
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