"escalator barrel" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: escalator barrels [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} escalator barrel (plural escalator barrels)
  1. A sharply inclined shaft or tunnel in which escalators are installed underground, particularly at underground railway stations.
    Sense id: en-escalator_barrel-en-noun-F7pF3N81 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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