Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "escalator" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

department store mall motion store

Capable Of

go up or down

Derived Terms

downalator escalator barrel escalator clause escalator school escalefter

Etymologically Related To

escalate or

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

article clause staircase stairway

Type Of (IsA)

mechanical staircase moving stairway stairway

Related Terms

escalate movator moving pavement moving ramp moving sidewalk moving walkway stairway step travelator

Related Terms

continuous convey escalate escalator clause loop motor movator moving pavement moving ramp moving walkway stairway step travelator

Synonym Network

escalator clause

Used For

bringing people up department stores easy people movement between floors getting from one floor to another going up or down going upstairs without walking government buildings large corporations move between floors of building moving people vertically moving stairs

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.