fire escape
noun
: a device for escape from a burning building
especially
: a metal stairway attached to the outside of a building
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Contingency lines have been identified in the event the fire escapes primary control lines.
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Visitors span inner-city apartment dwellers who grow herbs on fire escapes and rural families planning orchard plots.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
And yes, Butler does all his stunts, including hanging off a fire escape ladder and driving the minivan.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 30 Aug. 2025
There were people perched on fire escapes, others watching from the ledge of wide open windows.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Visitors span inner-city apartment dwellers who grow herbs on fire escapes and rural families planning orchard plots.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
And yes, Butler does all his stunts, including hanging off a fire escape ladder and driving the minivan.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 30 Aug. 2025
There were people perched on fire escapes, others watching from the ledge of wide open windows.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fire escape
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“Fire escape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20escape. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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