upalator
upalator noun: an escalator going upwards.
Noun
upalator (plural upalators)
- An escalator going upwards.
- One of my children solved that one 25 years ago when he was little more than a toddler. As we were walking through a department store he told me he wanted to ride the “upalator,” but that the “downalator” was too scary for him.1988 May 29, Bob O’Sullivan, “Going Down an Elevator Is Rarely Uplifting”, in Los Angeles Times
- Antonyms:
- downalator
Antonyms of upalator
Forms of upalator
| plural | upalators |
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Origin of upalator
Blend of up + escalator.
Questions about upalator
- What does upalator mean?
- Upalator means an escalator going upwards.
- What part of speech is upalator?
- Upalator is a noun.
- What is the plural of upalator?
- The plural of upalator is upalators.
Words near upalator in the dictionary
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