escadrille
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～ an air force squadron typically containing six airplanes (as in France during World War I)
escalade
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～ an act of scaling by the use of ladders (especially the walls of a fortification)
escalader
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～ someone who gains access by the use of ladders
escalation
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～ an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy; "higher wages caused an escalation of prices"; "there was a gradual escalation of hostilities"
escalator
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～ a stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt
escalator clause
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～ a clause in a contract that provides for an increase or a decrease in wages or prices or benefits etc. depending on certain conditions (as a change in the cost of living index)
escalator
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～ a clause in a contract that provides for an increase or a decrease in wages or prices or benefits etc. depending on certain conditions (as a change in the cost of living index)
escallop
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～ edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions
escallop
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～ edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces
escallop
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～ thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled
escapade
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～ a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
escapade
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～ any carefree episode
escape cock
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～ a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level
escape
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～ an avoidance of danger or difficulty; "that was a narrow escape"
escape
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～ the discharge of a fluid from some container; "they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"; "he had to clean up the leak"
escape
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～ a means or way of escaping; "hard work was his escape from worry"; "they installed a second hatch as an escape"; "their escape route"
escape
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～ an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy; "romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life"; "his alcohol problem was a form of escapism"
escape
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～ the act of escaping physically; "he made his escape from the mental hospital"; "the canary escaped from its cage"; "his flight was an indication of his guilt"
escape
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～ a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level
escape
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～ a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild