travelator
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The travelator was equipped with a safety mechanism, but it failed to activate.
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025
The woman's lower body fell through the faulty travelator, which had a missing floor plate, last Thursday.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2024
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
The sight of a nervy England replacement bouncing down the travelator at Heathrow on the TV news, a rather appropriately named "coffin" in hand, became a common sight in each series.
From The Guardian • Aug. 17, 2010
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
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