Definition of airstair
airstairs
: a built-in or movable set of stairs that is used to allow people to enter and exit an aircraft —often plural The plate acted like a gate latch, preventing the airstairs from being lowered in flight. — Steve Martini, The Rule of Nine, 2010
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First Known Use of airstair
1960
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