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Gangplank vs Escalator - What's the difference?

gangplank | escalator |

As nouns the difference between gangplank and escalator

is that gangplank is (nautical) a board used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside while escalator is a motor-driven mechanical device consisting of a continuous loop of steps that automatically conveys people from one floor to another.

gangplank

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (nautical) A board used as a temporary footbridge between a ship and a dockside
  • Derived terms

    * walk the gangplank

    escalator

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A motor-driven mechanical device consisting of a continuous loop of steps that automatically conveys people from one floor to another.
  • An upward or progressive course.
  • *
  • An escalator clause.
  • They agreed to a cost-of-living escalator .

    Derived terms

    * escalator clause

    See also

    * (wikipedia "escalator") * (commonslite) * movator * moving pavement, moving sidewalk * moving ramp * moving walkway * stairway * step * travelator English genericized trademarks