moving staircases
Mechanized vertical conveyances
Moving staircases are escalators—mechanized stairs that transport people between floors in buildings.
The term is less common than escalator in everyday speech but appears in formal or descriptive contexts.
The department store had moving staircases connecting all five levels.
In the Harry Potter series, Hogwarts features magical moving staircases that shift position unpredictably, a usage that has made the phrase more familiar to younger generations.
- step by stepIn ordered stages
- escalatorAutomated people-lifting stairs
- mechanizedPowered by machines
- going upMoving in upward direction
- conveyanceTransfer of property rights
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