Phrase guide

fire escape

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The entire escape route viewed as a whole.

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noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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4

noun

Meaning 4

a stairway (often on the outside of a building) that permits exit in the case of fire or other emergency

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: emergency exit

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: stairway, staircase

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

52 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مخرج طوارئ — emergency doors, ladders etc. as a class
  • Catalan: escala d'incendis — emergency doors, ladders etc. as a class
  • Chinese Mandarin: 太平梯 (tàipíngtī) — emergency doors, ladders etc. as a class
  • Chinese Mandarin: 逃生梯 (táoshēngtī) — emergency doors, ladders etc. as a class
  • Chinese Mandarin: 消防梯 (xiāofángtī) — emergency doors, ladders etc. as a class
  • Czech: nouzový východ — emergency doors, ladders etc. as a class
  • Czech: únikový východ — emergency doors, ladders etc. as a class
  • Danish: brandstige — emergency doors, ladders etc. as a class
  • Danish: brandtrappe — emergency doors, ladders etc. as a class
  • Dutch: brandtrap — emergency doors, ladders etc. as a class
  • Finnish: paloportaat — emergency doors, ladders etc. as a class
  • French: échelle de sauvetage — emergency doors, ladders etc. as a class
  • French: escalier de secours — emergency doors, ladders etc. as a class
  • German: Notausgang — emergency doors, ladders etc. as a class
  • Hungarian: tűzlépcső — emergency doors, ladders etc. as a class
  • Italian: uscita di sicurezza — emergency doors, ladders etc. as a class
  • Italian: uscita di emergenza — emergency doors, ladders etc. as a class
  • Japanese: 火災非難設備 (kasai hinan setsubi) — emergency doors, ladders etc. as a class
  • Japanese: 防火扉 (bōkatobira) — emergency doors, ladders etc. as a class
  • Japanese: 非常階段 (hijō kaidan) — emergency doors, ladders etc. as a class
  • Korean: 비상계단 (bisanggyedan) — emergency doors, ladders etc. as a class
  • Plautdietsch: Fialada — emergency doors, ladders etc. as a class
  • Polish: wyjście ewakuacyjne — emergency doors, ladders etc. as a class
  • Polish: wyjście pożarowe — emergency doors, ladders etc. as a class
  • Portuguese: saída de incêndio — emergency doors, ladders etc. as a class
  • Romanian: ieșire de incendiu — emergency doors, ladders etc. as a class
  • Romanian: ieșire de urgență — emergency doors, ladders etc. as a class
  • Russian: пожа́рная ле́стница (požárnaja léstnica) — emergency doors, ladders etc. as a class
  • Spanish: escalera de escape de incendios — emergency doors, ladders etc. as a class
  • Spanish: escalera de incendios — emergency doors, ladders etc. as a class
  • Swedish: brandtrappa — emergency doors, ladders etc. as a class
  • Tagalog: hagdanlabasan — emergency doors, ladders etc. as a class
  • Turkish: yangın çıkışı — emergency doors, ladders etc. as a class
  • Chinese Mandarin: 逃生路線 /逃生路线 (táoshēng lùxiàn) — emergency escape route
  • Czech: úniková cesta — emergency escape route
  • Danish: nødudgang — emergency escape route
  • Dutch: nooduitgang — emergency escape route
  • Finnish: hätäpoistumistie — emergency escape route
  • Finnish: hätäuloskäynti — emergency escape route
  • German: Notausgang — emergency escape route
  • Greek: έξοδος διαφυγής (éxodos diafygís) — emergency escape route
  • Italian: percorso di emergenza — emergency escape route
  • Japanese: 避難路 (hinanro) — emergency escape route
  • Korean: 비상출구 (bisangchulgu) — emergency escape route
  • Polish: droga ewakuacyjna — emergency escape route
  • Spanish: ruta de evacuación — emergency escape route
  • Spanish: vía de evacuación — emergency escape route
  • Spanish: vía de escape — emergency escape route
  • Spanish: ruta de salida — emergency escape route
  • Swedish: nödutgång — emergency escape route
  • Turkish: yangın çıkışı — emergency escape route
  • Welsh: dihangfa argyfwng — emergency escape route