stairwaychair

noun

UK /ˈsteə.weɪ.tʃeə/

US /ˈster.weɪ.tʃer/

A stairwaychair is a special chair that carries a person up and down the stairs.

Grandma uses a stairwaychair to go upstairs safely.

SYNONYMS

stairlift stair chair chair lift stair climber

RELATED WORDS

stairs wheelchair handrail elevator mobility

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A chair built into a staircase that moves along a rail.

The stairwaychair was installed along the wooden staircase.

3. A lightweight chair used by rescue workers to carry someone down stairs.

Paramedics used a stairwaychair to bring the injured hiker down.

4. A seat attached to a track for moving between floors.

The new stairwaychair made the two-story house easier to live in.