Some terms stick with us long after their original context is gone. Ever ask someone to “roll down” their car window? Many use the expression regularly, even though nearly all car manufacturers replaced hand-crank windows decades ago. The same concept can hold true for stair lifts. You may hear someone refer to a stair lift as a stairglide. The word stems from one of the original stair lift manufacturers, American Stair-Glide. Its name changed at the turn of the century when another company acquired the business. However, the term stairglide lives on!
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