plural of escape artist

A person who is skilled at escaping from confinement, for example from prisons. / An entertainer who performs escapes from perilous situations such as cages, coffins, and straitjackets.

Any genre of literature used as escapism

Any of the series of emergency doors, ladders, or stairs used to evacuate a building if a fire breaks out. / The entire escape route viewed as a whole.

plural of fire escape

(computing, telecommunications) A single metacharacter, usually a control code, which in a sequence of characters signifies that what is to follow takes an alternative interpretation. The term escape sequence refers to the escape character and the subsequent character or characters so modified.

(astrophysics) The minimum speed needed to escape the gravitational field of a planet or other body.

(figuratively) Any clause, term or condition in a contract or statute that avoids the application of a provision

plural of narrow escape

plural of escape valve