moving walkway
moving walkway noun: a slow conveyor belt that transports people horizontally or on an incline in a similar manner to an escalator.
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Noun
moving walkway (plural moving walkways)
- A slow conveyor belt that transports people horizontally or on an incline in a similar manner to an escalator.
- The slope [at Bank station, Waterloo & City] was always resented, especially on Monday morning, and it was supplemented by the installation of the Underground's first Trav-o-lator - or moving walkway - in 1960.2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, →ISBN, pages 110–111
- Interim London Transport Commissioner Andy Lord and Transport for London Chief Capital Officer Stuart Harvey opened two new 100-metre moving walkways and three new escalators connectting the Northern and Central lines at Bank station on October 28.2022 November 16, “Network News: Bank's moving walkways open”, in RAIL, number 970, page 12
- Synonyms:
- travelator, moving sidewalk, movator, speedwalk, moving pavement, walkalator
Synonyms of moving walkway
Forms of moving walkway
| plural | moving walkways |
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Questions about moving walkway
- What does moving walkway mean?
- Moving walkway means a slow conveyor belt that transports people horizontally or on an incline in a similar manner to an escalator.
- What part of speech is moving walkway?
- Moving walkway is a noun.
- What is the plural of moving walkway?
- The plural of moving walkway is moving walkways.
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