FIRE ESCAPE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A stairway (often on the outside of a building) that permits exit in the case of fire or other emergency

Synonyms:

emergency exit; fire escape

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("fire escape" is a kind of...):

staircase; stairway (a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps)

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