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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ˈfire esˌcape, n. [countable]
  1. Buildinga metal stairway down an outside wall for escaping from a burning building.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
fire′ escape′, 
  1. Buildingan apparatus or structure used to escape from a burning building, as a metal stairway down an outside wall.
  • 1670–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
fire escape n
  1. a means of evacuating people from a building in the event of fire, esp a metal staircase outside the building
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