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Travelator vs Dumbwaiter - What's the difference?

travelator | dumbwaiter |

As nouns the difference between travelator and dumbwaiter

is that travelator is a moving walkway; a slow conveyor belt that transports people horizontally or on an incline in a similar manner to an escalator while dumbwaiter is a table or set of trays on rollers used for serving food.

travelator

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (British) A moving walkway; a slow conveyor belt that transports people horizontally or on an incline in a similar manner to an escalator.

    • Synonyms

    * moving walkway (US)

    Related terms

    * escalator

    dumbwaiter

    English

    Alternative forms

    * dumb waiter * dumb-waiter

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) a table or set of trays on rollers used for serving food
  • (obsolete) a lazy Susan
  • A small elevator used to move food etc. from one floor of a building to another.