everlasting staircase: meaning & examples

Meanings:

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  • A prison treadmill; a 19th-century penal device consisting of continuously moving steps used as hard labour.

  Examples

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  • The prisoners were forced to work on the everlasting staircase as part of their daily punishment.

    Los prisioneros eran obligados a trabajar en la escalera interminable como parte de su castigo diario.

  • Historical accounts describe the everlasting staircase as a cruel form of penal labor used in the 19th century.

    Los relatos históricos describen la escalera interminable como una forma cruel de trabajo penal usada en el siglo XIX.

  • Every day, the inmates climbed the everlasting staircase for hours, a relentless and exhausting task.

    Cada día, los reclusos subían la escalera interminable durante horas, una tarea implacable y agotadora.

  • The museum exhibit featured a replica of the everlasting staircase to illustrate harsh prison conditions.

    La exhibición del museo presentaba una réplica de la escalera interminable para ilustrar las duras condiciones carcelarias.