fire escape

fire escape
Synonyms and related words:
back stairs, bolt-hole, companion, companionway, ejection seat, emergency exit, escalier, escape hatch, flight of steps, incline, inflatable slide, landing, landing stage, life buoy, life net, life raft, lifeboat, lifeline, perron, ramp, sally port, slide, spiral staircase, staircase, stairs, stairway, stepping-stones, steps, stile, treads and risers

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  • Fire escape — Fire Fire (f[imac]r), n. [OE. fir, fyr, fur AS. f[=y]r; akin to D. vuur, OS. & OHG. fiur, G. feuer, Icel. f[=y]ri, f[=u]rr, Gr. py^r, and perh. to L. purus pure, E. pure Cf. {Empyrean}, {Pyre}.] 1. The evolution of light and heat in the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • fire escape — UK US noun [C] ► WORKPLACE a set of metal stairs, especially on the outside of a building, that allows people to escape if there is a fire: »After the fire, the building s owner installed a fire escape, with a ladder to the roof and another to… …   Financial and business terms

  • fire escape — fire escapes also fire escape N COUNT A fire escape is a metal staircase on the outside of a building, which can be used to escape from the building if there is a fire …   English dictionary

  • fire escape — n. 1. a fireproof stairway down an outside wall, to help people escape from a burning building 2. a ladder, chute, rope, etc. used for the same purpose …   English World dictionary

  • fire escape — ► NOUN ▪ a staircase or other apparatus used for escaping from a building where there is a fire …   English terms dictionary

  • fire escape — fire′ escape n. bui a metal stairway down an outside wall for escaping from a burning building • Etymology: 1670–80 …   From formal English to slang

  • Fire escape — A fire escape is a special kind of emergency exit, usually mounted to the outside of a building or occasionally inside but separate from the main areas of the building. It provides a method of escape in the event of a fire or other emergency that …   Wikipedia

  • fire escape — an apparatus or structure used to escape from a burning building, as a metal stairway down an outside wall. [1670 80] * * * Means of rapid egress from a building, primarily intended for use in case of fire. Building codes define an exit as an… …   Universalium

  • fire escape — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms fire escape : singular fire escape plural fire escapes a metal staircase on the outside wall of a building that people use to get out of the building when there is a fire inside …   English dictionary

  • fire escape — noun Fire escape is used before these nouns: ↑ladder …   Collocations dictionary

  • fire-escape — see fire escape …   English dictionary

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