| slovo | definícia |
escalator
(encz) | escalator,eskalátor n: Zdeněk Brož |
escalator
(encz) | escalator,pohyblivé schodiště Zdeněk Brož |
Escalator
(gcide) | Escalator \Es"ca*la`tor\, n. [NL. Cf. Escalade.]
A stairway or incline arranged like an endless belt so that
the steps or treads ascend or descend continuously, and one
stepping upon it is carried up or down; -- originally a trade
term, which has become the generic name for such devices.
Such devices are in common use in large retail establishments
such as department stores, and in public buildings having a
heavy traffic of persons between adjacent floors.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] |
escalator
(wn) | escalator
n 1: a clause in a contract that provides for an increase or a
decrease in wages or prices or benefits etc. depending on
certain conditions (as a change in the cost of living
index) [syn: escalator clause, escalator]
2: a stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating
belt [syn: escalator, moving staircase, {moving
stairway}] |
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escalator clause
(encz) | escalator clause, n: |
Escalator
(gcide) | Escalator \Es"ca*la`tor\, n. [NL. Cf. Escalade.]
A stairway or incline arranged like an endless belt so that
the steps or treads ascend or descend continuously, and one
stepping upon it is carried up or down; -- originally a trade
term, which has become the generic name for such devices.
Such devices are in common use in large retail establishments
such as department stores, and in public buildings having a
heavy traffic of persons between adjacent floors.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] |
escalator clause
(wn) | escalator clause
n 1: a clause in a contract that provides for an increase or a
decrease in wages or prices or benefits etc. depending on
certain conditions (as a change in the cost of living
index) [syn: escalator clause, escalator] |
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