stairmachine

noun
UK /ˈsteə.məˌʃiːn/
US /ˈster.məˌʃiːn/

A stair machine is a gym machine that looks like moving stairs you climb to get exercise.

She climbed the stair machine for twenty minutes at the gym.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A mechanical device or lift used for moving people or goods between floors.

The old warehouse had a stair machine to carry boxes upstairs.

3. A machine that builds or installs staircases.

The carpenter used a stair machine to shape the wooden steps.

4. A toy or ride that mimics climbing stairs.

The kids loved the stair machine at the funhouse.