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Definition of Escapes
1. escape [v] - See also: escape
Lexicographical Neighbors of Escapes
Literary usage of Escapes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Factory Legislation in Pennsylvania: Its History and Administration by James Lynn Barnard (1907)
"And all fire-escapes, exits and fire extinguishing appliances shall be ...
The jurisdiction of the factory inspectors in the matter of fire-escapes is ..."
2. The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper, Margaret Nanette Haight (1909)
"CHAPTER XI UNCAS escapes Hawkeye fully realized all the difficulties and dangers
of his undertaking. As he approached the buildings his steps became slower. ..."
3. Life of Lieutenant-General Nathan Bedford Forrest by John Allan Wyeth (1908)
"... 1864, Riding into the Heart of the City—General CC Washburn escapes from His
Residence in Daylight in His Night-Clothes—General Hurlbut escapes by being ..."