push-button stairway
nounUK /pʊʃ ˈbʌtən ˈsteəweɪ/
US /pʊʃ ˈbʌtən ˈsterweɪ/
A push-button stairway is a set of steps that moves when you press a button.
We pressed the button and rode the push-button stairway up to the next floor.
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2. A staircase whose lighting or door is activated by a push button.
The push-button stairway lit up as soon as she pressed the switch.
3. A toy or model staircase that moves when a button is pressed.
His toy house has a tiny push-button stairway that folds up.
4. A stairlift or platform lift operated by a handheld push button.
Grandpa uses the push-button stairway to get upstairs safely.