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moving staircase

[ moo-ving stair-keys ]

noun

  1. a less common term for escalator.


moving staircase

noun

  1. less common terms for escalator


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Word History and Origins

Origin of moving staircase1

First recorded in 1895–1900

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Example Sentences

But on her way to the monument she thought of the moving staircase at Harrod's.

Visitors are respectfully requested not to sleep on the moving staircase.

Cupid tossed his curls in the direction of the moving staircase, which in Toyland was known as the "Oscillator."

This was a combination of lecture-room and moving staircase.

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