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  1. 1. n. 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) Source: wordnet
  2. 2. n. a stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt Source: wordnet
  3. 3. A stairway or incline arranged like an endless belt so that the steps or treads ascend or descend continuously, and one stepping upon it is carried up or down; -- a trade term. Source: webster
  4. 4. A stairway or incline arranged like an endless belt so that thesteps or treads ascend or descend continuously, and one stepping uponit is carried up or down; -- a trade term. Source: adambom
  5. 5. n:100 n. a stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt Source: ecdict

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