Definition
A moving staircase that automatically carries people up or down between different levels.
Etymology
From 'escalade' (climbing) mixed with '-ator' (device that performs an action). The device was patented in the early 1900s and named to suggest motion and climbing.
Kelly Says
Escalator was invented in the 1890s, and the word is actually a trademark that became so popular it turned into a common word—like Xerox or Band-Aid! The word itself describes exactly what it does: escalate you upward.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መንደር እንደ ሰገና
men-der en-de se-ge-na
ARالعربية
ممر متحرك
mam-mar muta-har-ik
CACatalà
ascensor
a-sen-sor
CSČeština
eskalátor
es-ka-la-tor
DADansk
rullebane
ru-le-ba-ne
DEDeutsch
Rolltreppe
rohl-tREP-eh
ELΕλληνικά
κινητή σκάλα
ki-ni-ti ska-la
ESEspañol
escalera mecánica
es-ka-le-ra me-ka-ni-ka
FAفارسی
پله برقی
peh-leh ber-k-si
FISuomi
kävelyteline
kae-vye-te-li-ne
FRFrançais
escalier mécanique
e-ska-lye- meh-ka-ni-k
GUGU
એસ્કેલેટર
e-ska-le-ta-r
HIहिन्दी
चालू सीढ़ी
cha-loo see-dee
HUMagyar
járólépcső
ja-ro-le-pcsö
IDBahasa Indonesia
eskalator
es-ka-la-tor
IGIG
eskalator
es-ka-la-tor
ITItaliano
scale mobili
ska-le mo-bee-li
JA日本語
エスカレーター
esu-ka-ree-taa
KMKM
បន្ទាត់ រថ
bon-daat rat
MSBahasa Melayu
eskalator
es-ka-la-tor
MYမြန်မာ
လျှပ်စစ် လှမ်း
lyi-phet-sit lha-ng
NLNederlands
roltrap
rol-trap
NONorsk
rulltrappa
rull-trap-pa
PLPolski
escalator
es-ka-la-tor
PTPortuguês
escada rolante
es-ka-da ro-lan-te
RORomână
scara rulanta
ska-ra ru-lan-ta
RUРусский
эскалатор
es-ka-la-tor
SVSvenska
rulltrappa
rull-trap-pa
SWKiswahili
eskalator
es-ka-la-tor
TAதமிழ்
மேல் ஏறும் படி
may-el a-rum pa-di
TEతెలుగు
స్కేలేటర్
ske-la-ter
THไทย
บันไดเลื่อน
ban-tai-luen
TLTL
eskalator
es-ka-la-tor
TRTürkçe
merdiven
mer-di-ven
UKУкраїнська
ескалатор
es-ka-la-tor
URاردو
اسکالٹر
es-ka-la-tor
VITiếng Việt
thang cuốn
thang-kwan
YOYO
eskalator
es-ka-la-tor
ZUZU
eskalator
es-ka-la-tor