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Escalator Part Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is TREAD which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: TREAD

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99%5Exact Match!
noun

• a step in walking or running

• the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire

• the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground

• structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step

verb

• put down or press the foot, place the foot

• tread or stomp heavily or roughly

• crush as if by treading on

• brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center

• apply (the tread) to a tire

• mate with (used of male birds)

98%4Exact Match!
noun

• any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

• the distance covered by a step

• the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down

• support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway

• relative position in a graded series

• a short distance

• the sound of a step of someone walking

• a musical interval of two semitones

• a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface

• a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed

• a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance

verb

• shift or move by taking a step

• put down or press the foot, place the foot

• cause (a computer) to execute a single command

• treat badly

• furnish with steps

• move with one's feet in a specific manner

• walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner

• place (a ship's mast) in its step

• measure (distances) by pacing

• move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation

30%8 Gives stability to an escalator
noun

• a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling

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Clue Last Found In...

Source #Number Answer
New York Times04 Nov 2001 Down 109
New York Times26 Aug 1997 Down 64
New York Times29 Oct 1996 Down 39
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