Stairway

//ˈstɛɹweɪ// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A set of steps, with or without a case, that allow one to walk up or down.

    "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,[…]."

  2. 2
    a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps wordnet

Synonyms

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staircasestaircasestairsback stairscompanioncompanionway

Example

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"In case of a fire, use this emergency stairway."

Etymology

stair + way

Related phrases

fire tower stairway

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