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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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Rescue workers spent 40 minutes dismantling part of the travelator to free the boy, who by then had fallen unconscious.

From BBC Dec. 29, 2025

A woman has been rescued after becoming trapped in a travelator - a moving walkway - in a Shanghai supermarket, an official has told Chinese state TV.

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

On either side of the travelator, the adverts are all for the same thing: watches.

From The Guardian Jul. 2, 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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