fire escape

Definitions

1. Any of the series of emergency doors, ladders, or stairs used to evacuate a building if a fire breaks out.
2. The entire escape route viewed as a whole.
3. Any apparatus designed to allow people to escape a burning building, such as a canvas tube for sliding down.
   historical

Equivalents

Examples

“Eight ladies with Ugandan associations had ascended the fire escape⟳ and were making their way through his room.”

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