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Travelator vs Escalator - What's the difference?

travelator | escalator |

Escalator is a related term of travelator.



As nouns the difference between travelator and escalator

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 escalator is a motor-driven mechanical device consisting of a continuous loop of steps that automatically conveys people from one floor to another.

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)

    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