moving staircase

noun

old-fashioned

: a moving set of stairs that carries people up or down from one level of a building to another : escalator

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But her grand entrance was rudely interrupted when her heels — more specifically, her white Louboutins — got stuck, ultimately bringing the moving staircase to a grinding halt. —

Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 5 Nov. 2023

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