Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fire escape

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.55 in modern English

Syllables
fire escape
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the series of emergency doors, ladders, or stairs used to evacuate a building if a fire breaks out.

noun

The entire escape route viewed as a whole.

noun

Any apparatus designed to allow people to escape a burning building, such as a canvas tube for sliding down.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

fire escapes (plural)

Synonyms

emergency escape emergency exit emergency stairs fire stairs

Questions

What does fire escape mean?
Any of the series of emergency doors, ladders, or stairs used to evacuate a building if a fire breaks out.

How to pronounce fire escape

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