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PRONUNCIATION OF STAIRLIFT

stairlift  [ˈstɛəˌlɪft] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STAIRLIFT

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Stairlift is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STAIRLIFT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

stairlift

Stairlift

A stairlift is a mechanical device for lifting people up and down stairs. For sufficiently wide stairs, a rail is mounted to the treads of the stairs. A chair or lifting platform is attached to the rail. A person on the chair or platform is lifted as the chair moves along the rail. Stairlifts are known variously as stair lifts, stair-lifts, chair lifts, stair gliders and by other names. This type of chair lift should not be confused with the chairlift used by skiers. Some of the first stairlifts to be produced commercially were advertised and sold in the USA in the 1930s by the Inclinator Company of America. Many users at the time were victims of polio.

Definition of stairlift in the English dictionary

The definition of stairlift in the dictionary is a mechanical device with a seat for carrying an elderly or infirm person up a flight of stairs.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STAIRLIFT


airlift
ˈɛəˌlɪft
backlift
ˈbækˌlɪft
boatlift
ˈbəʊtˌlɪft
chairlift
ˈtʃɛəˌlɪft
deadlift
ˈdɛdˌlɪft
eyelift
ˈaɪˌlɪft
forelift
fɔːˈlɪft
forklift
ˈfɔːkˌlɪft
glift
ɡlɪft
helilift
ˈhɛlɪˌlɪft
lift
lɪft
shoplift
ˈʃɒplɪft
uplift
ʌpˈlɪft

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STAIRLIFT

stainless steel
stainlessly
stainlessness
stainproof
stair
stair rod
stair-step
staircase
staired
stairfoot
stairhead
stairless
stairlike
stairs
stairstep
stairsteps
stairway
stairwell
stairwise
staithe

WORDS THAT END LIKE STAIRLIFT

button lift
chair lift
Croydon facelift
drag lift
face-lift
fireman´s lift
sea lift
service lift
ski lift
straight arm lift
topping lift
voice-lift

Synonyms and antonyms of stairlift in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «stairlift» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STAIRLIFT

Find out the translation of stairlift to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of stairlift from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stairlift» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

楼梯升降机
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

silla elevadora
570 millions of speakers

English

stairlift
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

stairlift
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

stairlift
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

подъёмника
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cadeira elevatória
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

stairlift
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

monte-escalier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Stairlift
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Treppenlift
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

階段昇降機
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

stairlift
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Stairlift
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

stairlift
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

stairlift
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्टॅलिफ्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

merdiven asansörü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

montascale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

krzesełko
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

підйомника
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

stairlift
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

stairlift
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

traplift
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

trapphiss
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

trappeheis
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stairlift

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STAIRLIFT»

The term «stairlift» is regularly used and occupies the 70.746 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STAIRLIFT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about stairlift

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STAIRLIFT»

Discover the use of stairlift in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stairlift and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Stairlift to Heaven
Stairlift to Heaven (The journal of an OAP.) Although this book is written by an old age pensioner, non-coffin dodgers should not be put off.
Terry Ravenscroft, 2012
2
Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults and the Law
He would advise that a stairlift was irreparable, show customers advertisements from two well known stairlift companies (he had no contract to supply their products not permission to use the trademarks), take their money, take away their  ...
Michael Mandelstam, 2008
3
Housing Options for Disabled People
For instance, in order to facilitate access to bedroom, bathing and toilet facilities within a house, the most economic practice within current legal guidance is generally to provide a stairlift. An occupational therapist would expect, therefore,  ...
Ruth Bull, 1998
4
Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Finishing Basements: ...
adding. a. stairlift. ▸ Stairlift seats and arms fold up out of the way to allow for unfettered foot traffic on the stairs when the stairlift is not in use. A stairlift can be a convenience in surprising ways—including helping cart unwieldy laundry baskets ...
Editors of Cool Springs Press, 2013
5
Using the Building Regulations: Part M Access
To use a chair stairlift, a person who uses a wheelchair has to transfer from their own chair to the chair stairlift and then to another wheelchair on the next floor. This would not be appropriate in a public building, and many wheelchair users are ...
Melanie Smith, 2006
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Building Regulations Explained: 2000 Revision
School sports centre—installation of stairlift (M.2) The appeal revolves around the local authority's insistence that a wheelchair stairlift be installed to serve a lower ground floor. In reaching his decision the Secretary of State was 'conscious of ...
John Stephenson, 2001
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Building Regulations Explained
The Appellant's case In support of your case for dispensing with Requirement M2 in respect of the provision of a stairlift between the two levels, you have argued on behalf of the school that the sports centre will not be open to the public and ...
London District Surveyors Association, John Stephenson, 2013
8
The Rotarian
StairLIFT "Elevette" StairLIFT. Save up to 30%* with this new, low-cost passenger lift. Safe and easy to install. Rental plans available. 'Generally priced about 30% lower than an Inclinette. "Elevette". The modern home elevator that can carry ...
9
Elevators: Elevator Music, Elevator, Paternoster, Stairlift, ...
Chapters: Elevator. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 119. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge.
General Books LLC, Source Wikipedia, Books, LLC, 2010
10
Scottish Building Standards in Brief
To allow for future installation of a stairlift, any stair giving access to a principal living level or to accommodation D 4.2.8 greater than may be accessed via a 600 mm wide stair should have an area of wall not less than 700 mm in length (or an  ...
Rozz Algar, Ray Tricker, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STAIRLIFT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stairlift is used in the context of the following news items.
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Daughter releases shock picture and demands action after mum, 93 …
“If one good thing can come out of my mum's terrible death, it would be that people will check stairlifts and that councils replace out-of-date machines.”. «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
2
Recalls this week: night lights, strollers, stairlifts
DETAILS: Battery-operated Circo Night Lights sold at Target stores nationwide and Target.com from October 2014 through May 2015. The night-light collection ... «Arizona Daily Star, Jul 15»
3
Acorn Stairlifts Recalls 34500 Models After Reports of UK Deaths
British manufacturer Acorn Stairlifts urged anyone using certain versions of its $3,400 mechanical chairs to contact the company immediately, the Consumer ... «NBCNews.com, Jul 15»
4
Dawn receives a lift from Keighley firm
Dawn, who was nominated for the stairlift by a friend, has the debilitating disease Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and after a recent fall was diagnosed with ... «Keighley News, Jun 15»
5
British company gives the stairlift a Star Trek makeover
Stairlifts are a practical solution to tackling stairs in old age, but there's now a new way of getting up and downstairs in comfort. A lift that glides up and down ... «BT.com, Jun 15»
6
Lifestyle lift could replace stairlifts in homes
The traditional stairlift is being replaced with a 'Star Trek'-like elevator that moves between the floors of a standard house. The space-saving invention is just a ... «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
7
Travel site Kayak.com pulls 'stairlift' ad after complaints it 'borders on …
Kayak's 30-second TV ad featured a middle-aged man “commandeering” his elderly mother's home stairlift because he “can't afford to waste a second,” ... «Globalnews.ca, May 15»
8
Two men died after 'catastrophic' stairlift welding fault
Two elderly men died after their stairlifts snapped following a "catastrophic failure" in a welding joint, a coroner has said. James Bell, of Ramsgate, Kent, and ... «BBC News, May 15»
9
Men died after broken stairlift falls, inquest told
Two elderly men died of severe injuries after their stairlifts snapped in their homes in Kent and London and they fell down stairs, an inquest has heard. The men ... «BBC News, May 15»
10
Two firms and directors fined for selling, supplying and fitting "cut …
Two companies and their directors who sold “cut and shut” stairlifts to elderly people have been hit with big legal bills. JW Mobility, which has branches across ... «Coventry Telegraph, Mar 15»

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