escalator
/ˈeskəleɪtə(r)/noun
उच्चारण एस्कलेटर
चलती सीढ़ी, एस्केलेटर
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a set of moving stairs that carries people from one floor of a building to another
चलती सीढ़ी, एस्केलेटर
- Take the escalator to the second floor of the mall.
- The metro station has escalators at every exit.
- Stand on the left side of the escalator.
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- The escalator stopped when the power failed.
- Small children should hold an adult's hand on the escalator.
Synonyms moving staircase
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
escalator (countable noun)
An escalator is a moving staircase in a mall, airport or station. Countable.
Escalator मॉल, हवाई अड्डे या स्टेशन में चलती सीढ़ियाँ हैं। Countable noun।
- Take the escalator to the second floor.
- Both escalators were out of order.
- A long escalator carried us from the platform to the street.
on / by the escalator; go up / down
Use on the escalator for standing on it, and take the escalator for using it.
उस पर खड़े होने के लिए 'on the escalator' और उसका उपयोग करने के लिए 'take the escalator' आता है।
- Stand on the right of the escalator.
- We went down the escalator.
escalator (figurative)
Figuratively, an escalator is a means of rising quickly in a career or society.
लाक्षणिक रूप से, escalator करियर या समाज में तेज़ी से ऊपर उठने का साधन है।
- Education is an escalator for social progress.
escalator clause
In contracts, an escalator clause allows prices to rise automatically with costs.
अनुबंधों में escalator clause लागत के साथ कीमतों को अपने आप बढ़ने देता है।
- The contract has an escalator clause for fuel prices.
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verb + escalator
takerideusestep onget off
- Please hold the handrail when you ride the escalator.
escalator + direction
updownto the platformto the first floor
- The escalator down to the metro platform was crowded.
adjective + escalator
movingbrokencrowdedlongsteep
- The broken escalator was closed for repair.
escalator + noun
stepshandrailsafetyqueueclause
- Keep children away from the escalator steps.
escalator in public places
at the mallat the airportat the metroin the station
- The metro station has escalators at every exit.
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- The new mall has glass lifts and wide escalators.
नए मॉल में शीशे की लिफ़्टें और चौड़े escalators हैं।
- Radhika's little brother was afraid of stepping onto the escalator.
राधिका का छोटा भाई escalator पर कदम रखने से डरता था।
- Passengers walked down the escalator to the metro platform.
यात्री escalator से उतरकर मेट्रो प्लेटफ़ॉर्म पर पहुँचे।
- The airport escalator stopped suddenly during the rush hour.
व्यस्त समय में हवाई अड्डे का escalator अचानक रुक गया।
- Education has been the escalator that lifted many families out of poverty.
शिक्षा वह escalator रही है जिसने कई परिवारों को गरीबी से ऊपर उठाया।
- A sign near the escalator asks passengers to hold the handrail.
Escalator के पास लगा बोर्ड यात्रियों से handrail पकड़ने को कहता है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ She stood in the escalator.
✓ She stood on the escalator.
Use on for standing on the steps.
सीढ़ियों पर खड़े होने के लिए 'on' आता है।
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These devices move people between floors in different ways.
ये उपकरण लोगों को मंज़िलों के बीच अलग-अलग तरीके से ले जाते हैं।
A moving staircase; people stand or walk on it.
चलती सीढ़ी; लोग उस पर खड़े होते या चलते हैं।
- Take the escalator.
A closed box that carries people up and down; American: elevator.
बंद डिब्बा जो लोगों को ऊपर-नीचे ले जाता है; अमेरिकी: elevator।
- Take the lift to the sixth floor.
Fixed steps that people climb.
स्थिर सीढ़ियाँ जिन पर लोग चढ़ते हैं।
- The staircase was narrow.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
moving staircase
?Which word?
Do not confuse an escalator (moving stairs) and an elevator (the North American word for a lift).
Escalator (चलती सीढ़ी) और elevator (lift के लिए North American शब्द) में भ्रमित न हों।