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travelator

British  
/ ˈtrævəˌleɪtə /

noun

  1. a variant spelling of travolator

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Police are investigating the incident to assess whether there was any professional negligence, such as in the manufacturing and maintenance of the travelator.

From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025

Japanese media quoted other visitors saying that they have stumbled while using the same travelator.

From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025

Best of all was the Tower of London, where we spent half an hour admiring the Crown Jewels, courtesy of almost sole usage of the normally packed travelator that hurries you past them.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 8, 2021

Wear one of these timepieces, the adverts say, and you'll feel like you're striding through life on, well, a travelator.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 2, 2010

If only life was like a travelator, with its rigged ratio of energy to speed.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 2, 2010

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