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Definition of fire escape noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

fire escape

noun
 
/ˈfaɪər ɪskeɪp/
 
/ˈfaɪər ɪskeɪp/
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  1. metal stairs or a ladder on the outside of a building that people can use to escape from a fire
    • The thief got away down the fire escape.
    Topics Houses and homesc1, Buildingsc1
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryFire escape is used before these nouns:
    • ladder
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