[エスカレーターこう(エスカレーター校);エスカレータこう(エスカレータ校), esukare-ta-kou ( esukare-ta-kou ); esukare-ta kou ( esukare-ta kou )](n) (col) (See エスカレーター学校) private school that allows students to advance from one stage of education to the next, often kindergarten to university, without taking entrance exams en route; "escalator school"[Add to Longdo]