See Also: Abbasid(dictionary)

travelator (iou) and Abbasid (iou)


travelator (iou)



travelator noun. Chiefly US. Also travolator, (proprietary) Trav-o-lator. M20.
[from Travel verb after ESCALATOR.]
A moving walkway for use esp. in airports.

Abbasid (iou)



Abbasid adjective & noun. , Abbassid. M18.
[from Abbas (566-652) uncle of Muhammad + -ID3.]
Of or pertaining to, a member of, the dynasty (750-1258) of caliphs of Baghdad claiming descent from Abbas.