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noun

an apparatus or structure used to escape from a burning building, as a metal stairway down an outside wall.

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Origin of fire escape

First recorded in 1670–80

Words nearby fire escape

firedrake, fire drill, fire-eater, fire engine, fire-engine red, fire escape, fire extinguisher, firefight, firefighter, firefighting, fireflood

How to use fire escape in a sentence

When I first started growing trees on my apartment fire escape in New York last year, I didn’t expect to mourn one of their deaths.
In praise of tiny trees|Max Falkowitz|December 17, 2021|Vox
The fire escape was equally useless, bending under the weight of those fleeing for their lives.
The Triangle Fire and the fight for $15|Christopher Gorham|March 19, 2021|Washington Post
Turn a fire escape into a temporary reading nook—because the set handily folds up, the pieces can be stored when not in use, ensuring spaces stay clear and safe during downtime.
Small patio sets that maximize your outdoor space|PopSci Commerce Team|January 13, 2021|Popular-Science
We were already being over-surveilled in our building as is with 24, 24-7 HD recording cameras within every nook and cranny of these buildings except in our apartments and the fire escape stairs.
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But what is there more irresponsible than playing with the fire of an imagined civil war in the France of today?
Houellebecq’s Incendiary Novel Imagines France With a Muslim President|Pierre Assouline|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The cameraman was reporting on the factory catching fire when the inevitable happened.
Fireworks Factory Explodes in Colorful Burst|The Daily Beast Video|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Lady Edith is so sad that her sadness nearly set the whole damned house on fire.
‘Downton Abbey’ Review: A Fire, Some Sex, and Sad, Sad Edith|Kevin Fallon|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Maybe Mary is being more realistic about a second marriage—but is it too much to ask for a little fire?
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A fire that he insists is only picking up pace, according to top-secret intelligence briefings.
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"Capital, capital," his lordship would remark with great alacrity, when there was no other way of escape.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
"A camp-fire would hardly flash and die out like that, Sarge," he answered thoughtfully.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
She got up and stood in front of the fire, having her hand on the chimney-piece and looking down at the blaze.
Confidence|Henry James
The fire had been heaped over with earth—to screen it from prying eyes, I suppose, while the good work went on.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
But, as the keel of the boats touched bottom, each boat-load dashed into the water and then into the enemy's fire.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton

British Dictionary definitions for fire escape

fire escape

noun

a means of evacuating people from a building in the event of fire, esp a metal staircase outside the building

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