Noun
a stairway (often on the outside of a building) that permits exit in the case of fire or other emergency
Source: WordNetAs a boy growing up in the Bronx, he would sit on the fire escape and play along to the sounds around him: street vendors’ cries, horses’ hooves clopping, crickets chirping. Source: Internet
James Thurber described White as being a quiet man, disliking publicity, who during his time at The New Yorker would slip out of his office via the fire escape to a nearby branch of Schrafft's to avoid visitors whom he didn't know. Source: Internet
Most of us, out of a politeness made up of faint curiosity and profound resignation, go out to meet the smiling stranger with a gesture of surrender and a fixed grin, but White has always taken to the fire escape. Source: Internet
An old spiral fire escape dangles above a public courtyard in Midtown Oklahoma City. Source: Internet
Every home should also have a fire escape plan, a fire extinguisher, smoke detectors and a carbon monoxide detector. Source: Internet
Firefighters also gave advice on installing or replacing smoke alarms, and how to best prepare a home fire escape plan in the lead-up to winter. Source: Internet