<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a continuously moving staircase on an endless loop for carrying passengers up or down</li><li>a means of rising or descending, increasing or decreasing, etc., especially by stages</li><li>escalator clause</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>of, relating to, or included in an escalator clause</li></ul>