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Escalator
01
escalier roulant, escalator
a staircase that moves and takes people up or down different levels easily, often found in large buildings like airports, department stores, etc.
Exemples
The weary travelers rode the escalator down to the baggage claim area after a long flight.
Les voyageurs fatigués ont pris l'escalator pour descendre à la zone de récupération des bagages après un long vol.
The department store installed a new escalator to improve accessibility between floors for shoppers.
Le grand magasin a installé un nouvel escalier mécanique pour améliorer l'accessibilité entre les étages pour les clients.
02
a contractual provision that adjusts wages, prices, or benefits automatically in response to specified conditions, such as inflation or cost-of-living changes
Exemples
The labor contract included a wage escalator tied to the consumer price index.
Rent agreements sometimes contain an escalator to account for rising maintenance costs.
Arbre Lexical
escalator
escalate
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