spiral staircase

noun

: a set of stairs that winds around a central post or column

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The pre-existing design consisted of a stark, gallery-like minimalism, defined by a sculptural steel spiral staircase, continuous concrete floors and crisp white walls with linear lighting. Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025 Architect Li Xiang, founder of the X+Living design firm in Shanghai, visitors the impression of entering a rocket, whose speed is represented by the spiral staircase that takes them on a world-spanning trip. Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025 The property was built as a private home in the 1930s by Pedro Castellanos, a leading Guadalajara architect, and has retained the characteristic plaster arches and central spiral staircase. David Shortell, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025 The leg of the journey continued up a spiral staircase to a roof deck where guests discovered a key necklace style in a glass vitrine overlooking the East River, its bridges, and Manhattan, truly a death-defying jewelry display. Roxanne Robinson, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spiral staircase

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“Spiral staircase.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spiral%20staircase. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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