escalator

2 definitions • 2 examples

a set of stairs moved up or down by electric power on which people can stand and be taken from one level of a building to another, especially in shops, railway stations, and airports:

up escalator I'll meet you by the up escalator on the second floor.

down escalator He ran after her on the down escalator before catching up with her on the platform.

a set of stairs that moves by electric power and on which people can stand to be taken up and down from one level to another, usually within a building