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escalator
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escalator

Moving staircase used as transportation between floors or levels in stores, airports, subways, and other mass pedestrian areas. The name was first applied to a moving stairway shown at the Paris Exposition of 1900. Modern escalators are electrically powered, driven by chain and sprocket, and held in place by two tracks. As the treads approach a landing, they pass through a comb device; a switch cuts off power if an object becomes jammed between comb and treads.
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For example, men's and women's watches, other accessories and shoes are situated near the escalators since they can be impulse purchase items.
Horst transforms former Macy's into sleek, contemporary store by Real Estate Weekly
NORTH HOLLYWOOD - Six people were taken to local hospitals for minor injuries Friday when one of the escalators at the North Hollywood Red Line station malfunctioned, officials said.
BRIEFLY by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
The system is literally falling apart: $383 million spent on new trains has produced cars that need repairs about as frequently as the old ones; escalators serviced for $93 million need fixing more often than the escalators that were left alone.
Runaway train debt: D.C. Metro in the red by Colburn, Melanie / Reason
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