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Definition of "fire escape" [fire escape]

  • A structure or device, such as an outside stairway attached to a building, erected for emergency exit in the event of fire. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "fire escape" in a sentence
  • "Make a mad dash for the fire escape or try to alert the Snoozing nightkind?"
  • "Apparently a Judy Blume moment can occur at 3 A.M. and involves the use a retractable fire escape ladder as pictured on page 87 of SkyMall."
  • "Images paraded through my brain: Joe Lentrichia in his loft, Cassandra in her office, the fire escape leading down to the alley, the creepy park and the sound of that phone ringing."
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