roltrap
Dutch
Etymology
From rollen + trap, calque of French escalier roulant.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɔl.trɑp/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: rol‧trap
Noun
roltrap m (plural roltrappen, diminutive roltrapje n)
- escalator [from 1926]
- 1926 March 20, "De Bijenkorf" (advertisement), Haagsche Courant, No. 13219, part 3, page 4.
- Voor de communicatie tusschen de vijf étages dienen vier ruime personenliften en vier goederenliften, een roltrap (escalier roulant), de eerste in ons land, is in staat 4000 personen per uur te vervoeren.
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- 1926 March 20, "De Bijenkorf" (advertisement), Haagsche Courant, No. 13219, part 3, page 4.
Descendants
- → Afrikaans: roltrap
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