Escalator
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escalator-168-13955212
title:
Escalator
text:
An escalator is a moving staircase which carries people between floors of a building or structure. It consists of a motor-driven chain of individually linked steps on a track which cycle on a pair of tracks which keep the step tread horizontal. Escalators are often used around the world in places where lifts would be impractical, or they can be used in conjunction with them. Principal areas of usage include department stores, shopping malls, airports, transit systems, convention centers, hotels,
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Moving staircase
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escalator
date created:
2001-11-18T20:16:34Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T03:06:52Z
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image:
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13
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16