Meanings
nounstairlift (plural stairlifts)
plural stairlifts
- 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: inclinator, stair glider
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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.
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Finnish porrashissi
- porrashissimotorized platform installed in a stairway
French monte-escalier
- monte-escaliermotorized platform installed in a stairway
Italian montascale
- montascalemotorized platform installed in a stairway
Spanish salvaescaleras
- salvaescalerasmotorized platform installed in a stairway
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stairlift. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stairlift
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“stairlift.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stairlift. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stairlift,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stairlift.
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