stairstep
or stair-step
[ stair-step ]
noun
a person or thing whose position, status, behavior, or the like suggests the shape or rise of the steps in a staircase: Their six children are stairsteps ranging from ages two to twelve.
verb (used without object),stair·stepped, stair·step·ping.
to occur or move in a regular pattern suggesting the steps of a staircase: housing units stairstepping down the hill to the edge of the lake.
adjective
suggesting or resembling the steps of a staircase, as in movement or shape: stairstep progress in improved appliance sales.
Origin of stairstep
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