"moving staircase" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: moving staircases [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} moving staircase (plural moving staircases)
  1. An escalator.
    Sense id: en-moving_staircase-en-noun-eGGwMGpd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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