stairway

/ˈstɛɹweɪ/

UK: /ˈstɛəweɪ/

stairway

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Definition

A set of steps, with or without a case, that allow one to walk up or down.

Etymology

stair + way

Example Sentences

  • "Then came a maid with hand-bag and shawls, and after her a tall young lady. She stood for a moment holding her skirt above the grimy steps, with something of the stately pose which Richter has given his Queen Louise on the stairway,[…]."
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