step-free

adjective

Without steps or stairs acting as a hindrance or obstacle.

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Meanings

adjectivestep-free (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWithout steps or stairs acting as a hindrance or obstacle.

    Key to the design is the 'intelligent step' that detects various platform positions via ultrasonic sensing equipment, to close the gap between the entrance doorstep [of carriages] and platform edge. This provides step-free access for passengers.

    2019 October 23, “Testing begins as Merseyrail moves closer to new '777s'”, in Rail, page 29
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    The upgrades, set to support up to 14,000 new homes in Southwark and Lewisham, include further signalling adjustments to shorten block sections and enable a 20tph service [20 trains per hour], along with an upgrade of Surrey Quays station including provision of step-free access and construction of a new station at Surrey Canal Road.

    2019 October, “Funding for 20tph East London Line Service”, in Modern Railways, page 18

Origin

From step + -free.

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APA

step-free. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/step-free

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“step-free.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/step-free. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “step-free,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/step-free.

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