- fire escape as a noun:
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fire escape
noun
1 fire escape
A stairway (often on the outside of a building) that permits exit in the case of fire or other emergency.
synonym: emergency exit.
Roget 671: escape, scape; avolation†, elopement, flight; evasion etc. (avoidance) 623; retreat; narrow escape, hairbreadth escape; close call; ... show more
Dutch: nooduitgang, brandladder, brandtrap
Moby thesaurus: 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 ... show more.
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