n.
Pronunciation: ' es-k ə - ˌ l ā -t ə r, ÷-ky ə -
Function: noun
Etymology: from Escalator, a trademark
Date: 1900
1 a : a power-driven set of stairs arranged like an endless belt that ascend or descend continuously b : an upward course suggestive of an escalator <a never-stopping escalator of economic progress ― D. W. Brogan>
2 : an escalator clause or provision