escalators
Mall stair alternatives
Escalators are moving staircases—continuously circulating steps that carry people between floors in buildings.
They're standard in shopping malls, airports, and subway stations.
The singular escalator also works as a general term for anything that increases or intensifies: an escalator clause in a contract automatically raises prices or wages under certain conditions.
Sequential actions in process
- handrailBar for gripping on stairs
- motorEnergy-to-motion converter
- beltStrap securing trousers
- chainsLinked metal restraints
landing · balustrade · treads · speed · incline · conveyor · gearbox · sprockets
Instant shutdown mechanism
- yellow linesRoad surface lane dividers
- shoelacesCords securing your shoes
- loose clothingGarments fitting loosely
- entrapmentDefense against induced criminality
falls · children · elderly · luggage · stroller · wheelchair · caution · warning signs
Enclosed shopping center
- airportAviation passenger facility
- subwayUnderground transit passage
- metroUrban rail transit
- stationFixed stopping point
department store · shopping center · terminal · concourse · atrium · lobby · multilevel · commuters
Forward movement or promotion
- career ladderSequential job advancement structure
- upward mobilityRising social or economic status
- riseMove to higher position
- ascentUpward movement
progress · ambition · success · climbing · trajectory · momentum · acceleration · pathway
Road section for faster drivers
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- rushingRapid forward movement
- patienceCalm during delays
- queuingStanding in ordered sequence
courtesy · commute · Tokyo · London · convention · social norm · traffic flow · hurrying
steps
Sequential actions in process
chains · landing · balustrade · treads · speed · incline · conveyor · gearbox · sprockets · rollers
emergency stop
Instant shutdown mechanism
- yellow linesRoad surface lane dividers
- shoelacesCords securing your shoes
- loose clothingGarments fitting loosely
entrapment · falls · children · elderly · luggage · stroller · wheelchair · caution · warning signs · speed
mall
Enclosed shopping center
station · department store · shopping center · terminal · concourse · atrium · lobby · multilevel · commuters · passengers
advancement
Forward movement or promotion
- career ladderSequential job advancement structure
- upward mobilityRising social or economic status
- riseMove to higher position
ascent · progress · ambition · success · climbing · trajectory · momentum · acceleration · pathway · social climbing
passing lane
Road section for faster drivers
queuing · courtesy · commute · Tokyo · London · convention · social norm · traffic flow · hurrying · single file
- department storesfitting room, Macy's, mannequin, Nordstrom, checkout
- mall amenitiesfitting rooms, dressing rooms, restrooms, bathrooms, parking
- motorized machinespower tools, power saws, blenders, fans, vacuums
- Station Amenitiesrestrooms, bathrooms, ATMs, elevators, ticket machines
- subwaytrains, stations, platforms, tunnels, tracks
- Building Techsmart buildings, smart homes, digital modeling, green roofs, energy efficiency
escalatorsstairs
Set of steps
staircases · steps · ladders · climbing · walking
escalatorselevators
Vertical passenger conveyances
lifts · funiculars · cable cars · dumbwaiters