escapeway

[ih-skeyp-wey] / ɪˈskeɪpˌweɪ /

NOUN

escape clause

Synonyms

WEAK

clause escalator clause escape hatch fine print hole to creep out of loophole saving clause technicality way of escape way-out

NOUN

fire escape

Synonyms

WEAK

escape hatch fire egress fire exit

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The attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia filed criminal information against Terry Shadd, Donald Hagy, Edward Ellis and Michael Plumley, charging them with failing to conduct escapeway drills.

From Reuters

"In case of an emergency the men on this section would not have fresh air in the primary escapeway."

From Salon

“In case of an emergency the men on this section would not have fresh air in the primary escapeway.”

From New York Times

Others, finding the escapeway jammed, jumped from upper-story windows.

From Time Magazine Archive

escapeway

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