escalator

N บันไดเลื่อน  moving staircase ban-dai-luan

ESCALATOR

Es "ca *la `tor, n. [NL. Cf. Escalade. ]

escalator

es ca la tor |ˈeskəˌlātər ˈɛskəˌleɪdər | ▶noun a moving staircase consisting of an endlessly circulating belt of steps driven by a motor, conveying people between the floors of a public building. ORIGIN early 20th cent. (originally as a trade name ): from escalade ‘climb a wall by ladder ’ (from the noun escalade ), on the pattern of elevator .

escalator clause

es ca la tor clause ▶noun a clause in a contract that allows for an increase or a decrease in wages or prices under certain conditions.

escalator

es ¦cal |ator |ˈɛskəleɪtə | ▶noun a moving staircase consisting of an endlessly circulating belt of steps driven by a motor, which conveys people between the floors of a public building. ORIGIN early 20th cent. (originally US, as a trade name ): from escalade ‘climb a wall by ladder ’ (from escalade ), on the pattern of elevator .

escalator clause

escalator clause (also escalation clause ) ▶noun a clause in a contract that allows for a rise in wages or prices under certain conditions.

escalator

es ca la tor /éskəlèɪtə r / (! 強勢は第1音節 ) 名詞 C 1 ｟商標 ｠エスカレーター (moving staircase ).2 〘法 〙エスカレーター条項 (escalator clause ) 〘物価の変動に合わせて賃金の増減を行う労使契約 〙.