moving staircase
noun
old-fashioned
: a moving set of stairs that carries people up or down from one level of a building to another : escalator
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Feel this, for instance, when Harry and pals traverse the moving staircase.
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Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Imagine the moving staircase in Hogwarts Chanel-ified.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 23 Dec. 2025
But her grand entrance was rudely interrupted when her heels — more specifically, her white Louboutins — got stuck, ultimately bringing the moving staircase to a grinding halt.
—Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 5 Nov. 2023
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Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Imagine the moving staircase in Hogwarts Chanel-ified.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 23 Dec. 2025
But her grand entrance was rudely interrupted when her heels — more specifically, her white Louboutins — got stuck, ultimately bringing the moving staircase to a grinding halt.
—Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 5 Nov. 2023
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“Moving staircase.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moving%20staircase. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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