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escalator noun

  /ˈɛs.kə.leɪ.tə/ , /ˈɛs.kə.leɪ.tɚ/
  • A motor-driven mechanical device consisting of a continuous loop of steps that automatically conveys people from one floor to another.
 roltrap

escalation noun

  /ˈɛs.kəˌleɪ.ʃən/
  • An increase or rise, especially one to counteract a perceived discrepancy.
  • A deliberate or premeditated increase in the violence or geographic scope of a conflict.
 escalatie

escalate verb

  /ˈɛs.kə.leɪt/
  • (ambitransitive) To increase (something) in extent or intensity; to intensify or step up.
 escaleren
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