stairchair
nounUK /ˈsteə.tʃeə/
US /ˈster.tʃer/
A stairchair is a special chair that helps a person go up or down stairs safely.
The nurse used a stairchair to help Grandpa get down the stairs.
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2. A chair with a motor that carries a person along a staircase rail.
They installed a stairchair so she could reach her bedroom upstairs.
3. A lightweight chair used by rescue workers to carry someone down stairs in an emergency.
Firefighters strapped the injured man into a stairchair and carried him out.
4. A chair designed to slide or climb up and down steps.
The delivery team used a stairchair to move the heavy boxes upstairs.