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Definition of Fire escape
1. Noun. A stairway (often on the outside of a building) that permits exit in the case of fire or other emergency.
Definition of Fire escape
1. Noun. any of the series of emergency doors, ladders, or stairs used to evacuate a building if a fire breaks out. ¹
2. Noun. the entire escape route viewed as a whole. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fire Escape
Literary usage of Fire escape
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1912)
"At such times, the opening by a window or by a door from the land- Ing of the
outside staircase or fire escape would be closed in most Instances, ..."
2. The Tenement House Problem: Including the Report of the New York State by New York (State). Tenement House Commission, Lawrence Veiller, Robert Weeks De Forest (1903)
"Act.) " No person shall at any time place any encumbrance of any kind whatsoever
before or upon any fire escape on any building in said city. ..."
3. Annual Reportby New York (State), Bureau of Statistics, Dept. of Labor by New York (State), Bureau of Statistics, Dept. of Labor (1902)
"The windows or doors to the landing or balcony of each fire escape shall be of
sufficient size and located as far as possible, consistent with accessibility ..."
4. The Modern Factory: Safety, Sanitation and Welfare by George Moses Price (1914)
"Philadelphia Tower Fire-escape. people treading each other down and jamming in
tight places than by the fire itself. The prevention of panics is, of course, ..."
5. Annual Report by Indiana State Board of Health (1889)
"This style of fire-escape enables a sound person to assist or bring down an
injured or unconscious one. ..."
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