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stairlift

stairlift noun: a motorized platform installed in a stairway, which traverses the stairs when activated and can be ridden by those for whom the stairs are a barrier.

stairlift: a motorized platform installed in a stairway, which traverses the stairs when activated and can be...
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Noun

stairlift (plural stairlifts)

  1. A motorized platform installed in a stairway, which traverses the stairs when activated and can be ridden by those for whom the stairs are a barrier.

Synonyms of stairlift

Forms of stairlift

pluralstairlifts

Origin of stairlift

From stair + lift.

Questions about stairlift

What does stairlift mean?
Stairlift means a motorized platform installed in a stairway, which traverses the stairs when activated and can be ridden by those for whom the stairs are a barrier.
What part of speech is stairlift?
Stairlift is a noun.
What is the plural of stairlift?
The plural of stairlift is stairlifts.

Words near stairlift in the dictionary

  1. stairhead
  2. stairheads
  3. stairkes
  4. stairless
  5. stairlessness
  6. stairlift
  7. stairlifts
  8. stairlike
  9. stairs
  10. stairstep
  11. stairstep moss

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