# fire escape

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any of the series of emergency doors, ladders, or stairs used to evacuate a building if a fire breaks out.
2. The entire escape route viewed as a whole.
3. Any apparatus designed to allow people to escape a burning building, such as a canvas tube for sliding down.

## Source
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