stairwell

noun

stair·​well ˈster-ˌwel How to pronounce stairwell (audio)
: a vertical shaft in which stairs are located

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During a cameo in the 1978 film, Bishop strums his guitar while sitting on a stairwell. Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025 Other methods are dumber, including bad guys who constantly show up at the right place and time to surprise our heroes with violence and, if my count is correct, three separate foot chases down office building stairwells. Andrew Bernard, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025 Another bar with hunting lodge touches displays the singer’s photos and vinyls, while the stairwell stars a chandelier of Bud Light bottles — Post’s favorite beer. Leena Tailor, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025 The incident was upgraded to a shooting, and officers found an adult man in the common stairwell of the building with gunshot wounds. Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stairwell

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First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of stairwell was in 1920

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“Stairwell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stairwell. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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stairwell

noun
stair·​well -ˌwel How to pronounce stairwell (audio)
: a vertical shaft in which stairs are located

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