domesticelevator
nounUK /dəˈmɛstɪk ˈɛlɪveɪtə/
US /dəˈmɛstɪk ˈɛləveɪtər/
A small elevator inside a house that carries people up and down.
Grandma uses the domestic elevator to reach her bedroom on the second floor.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A lift installed in a private home for moving heavy items like groceries or luggage.
They built a domestic elevator beside the kitchen to carry shopping bags upstairs.
3. A small platform lift added to a house to help someone with limited mobility.
After his knee surgery, Dad had a domestic elevator fitted near the stairs.
4. Any elevator designed for use in a residential building rather than a public one.
The apartment block's domestic elevator was quiet enough not to wake the neighbors.