Meanings (ES + gloss)
escalera mecánica • escalera rodante
A motor-driven mechanical device consisting of a continuous loop of steps that automatically conveys people from one floor to another.
It was the Earls Court installation on the Piccadilly tube, opened on October 4, 1911, which really began the successful career of the escalator in this country. At first the publi…
There is a plastic molly-guard covering the escalator's shutdown button to prevent little kids from pushing it and stopping the escalator.
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