Stairway

/ˈstɛɹweɪ/

Synonyms for "stairway" (29 found)

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Closest matches (6)

Noun(3 words)

Strong matches (9)

escalierfire escapeflight of stepsinclinelandinglanding stage
Noun(3 words)
flight of stairsghatsmetaphor for advancement

Related words (14)

Noun(3 words)
path to successstaircasesstairwell
perronrampspiral staircasestaircasestairsstepstepping stonestepping-stonesstepsstiletreads and risers

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

5 entries
architectural featurefigurative expressionmetaphorstructureway

More specific

4 entries
career ladderfire escapepath to successspiral staircase

Collocations

6 entries
exterior stairwaygrand stairwayinterior stairwaymain stairwayspiral stairwaystone stairway

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

2 entries

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

In case of a fire, use this emergency stairway.

Source: tatoeba (23818)

After a mad dash down the stairway, I missed my train by a second.

Source: tatoeba (51328)

My leg cramped up as I ran down the stairs to catch a train, and I had to sit down right there in the middle of the stairway.

Source: tatoeba (279191)

In an emergency, use the stairway, not the elevator.

Source: tatoeba (317953)

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