fire escape
noun/ˈfaɪər ɪskeɪp/
/ˈfaɪər ɪskeɪp/
- metal stairs or a ladder on the outside of a building that people can use to escape from a fire
- The thief got away down the fire escape.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryFire escape is used before these nouns:- ladder
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